National Ideology Under Socialism

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National Ideology Under Socialism is written by Katherine Verdery and published by Univ of California Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0520072162 (ISBN 10) and 9780520072169 (ISBN 13).

The current transformation of many Eastern European societies is impossible to understand without comprehending the intellectual struggles surrounding nationalism in the region. Anthropologist Katherine Verdery shows how the example of Romania suggests that current ethnic tensions come not from a resurrection of pre-Communist Nationalism but from the strengthening of national ideologies under Communist Party rule.