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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aEglitis, Daina Stukuls
_eautore
245 1 0 _aImagining the Nation :
_bHistory, Modernity, and Revolution in Latvia /
_cDaina Stukuls Eglitis.
264 1 _aUniversity Park, PA :
_bPenn State University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2002
300 _a1 online resource (280 p.) :
_b21 illustrations
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490 0 _aPost-Communist Cultural Studies
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIllustrations --
_t1. (Re)Constructing Normality in Post-Communism --
_t2. From Opposition to Independence: Social Movements in Latvia, 1986-1991 --
_t3. Normalizing Politics and Politicizing Normality --
_t4. Transforming Boundaries: Space, Place, and Normality --
_t5. (Re)Constructing Gender in Post-Communism --
_t6. Transformation and Normalization: A Conclusion to the Study --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aEvery epoch produces its own notions of social change, and the post-Communist societies of Eastern Europe are no exception. Imagining the Nation explores the fate of contemporary Latvia, a small country with a big story that is relevant for anyone wishing to better understand the nature of post-Communist transitions. As Latvia and other former Soviet-bloc countries seek to rebuild and transform their societies, what is the central dynamic at work? In Imagining the Nation, Daina Stukuls Eglitis finds that in virtually all aspects of life the guiding sentiment among Latvians has been a desire for normality in the wake of the ";deformations"; that marked the half-century of Soviet rule. In seeking to return to normality, many people look to the West for models; others look back in time to the period of Latvian independence from 1918 to 1940 before the years of Soviet domination. Ultimately, the changes in Latvia and other Eastern European countries are closely tied to a vital reimagining of the past, as the logic of progress long associated with ";revolution"; is amalgamated with nostalgia for what is gone. The radiant utopias of revolution give way to widely shared aspirations for a return to the normal in politics, place names, private property, and even gender relations. Eglitis draws upon published and unpublished documents, campaign posters, maps, and monuments, as well as interviews with Latvians from all walks of life. The resulting picture of life in contemporary Latvia offers fresh perspective on a dilemma facing millions throughout the post-Communist world.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
650 7 _aHISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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