Bulletin n. 2-3/2012 | ||
October 2012-February 2013 | ||
Mentzel Peter C. |
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Nationalism, civil society, and the revolution of 1989 | ||
in Nations and Nationalism , Volume 18, Issue 4, October 2012 , 2012 , 624-642 | ||
Abstract Relying heavily on the work of Edward Shils, this paper argues that a robust sense of national identity among the peoples of East Central Europe played a crucial role in the revolutions of 1989 and the subsequent emergence of civil society in the region's countries. | ||