revival of ethnic identity Flashcards
ethnicities were left behind by europeans
they thout they were insignificant relics
until lost of power1990s, communist leaders used cen tripetal forces to discourage ethnicities from expressing cultural uniqueness
karl marx says
nationalism was meas for dominant social clases to retain power over workers and
workers identify with other worers rather than an ethnicity
breakup in
soviet union
yugoslavia
czechoslovakia allow
ethnicities opprotunities to oganize into nation states
balkans
severe problems where nationstates cannot settle peacefully
why
soviet union
yugoslavia
czechoslovakia were dismantled
minorityethnicities opposed dominance of numerous ones
russians - soviet union
serbs- yugoslavia
czechs-czechoslovakia
slovenia’s peacefullness
carved from yugoslavia
has such peaceful and stability because itsboundaries match closely the boundaries of the slovene ethnic group