From: "Gerard Greenway" <[log in to unmask]>
>From Harwood Academic Publishers, publishers of the Postcommunist States
and Nations series,
and the Association for the Study of Nationalities,
a new international book series. . .
NATIONS, STATES AND IDENTITIES
in Post-Soviet Eurasia and Eastern Europe
Edited by
Professor David R. Marples, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr Bhavna Davé, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
The series will explore the various aspects of the political, economic, and
security challenges in post-Soviet Eurasia (the territories of the former
Soviet Union) and Eastern Europe, analyzing the nexus between the nascent
state institutions, the international system, and the local social
structures.
The collapse of the Communist bloc in 1989-91 and the continuing integration
of the new political units into the global system have brought to the fore a
vast range of new conflicts and challenges. The editors envisage a series of
books that encompasses political, socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural issues
in the emergent states and nations of Eurasia and the historical nations of
Eastern Europe. In certain cases the focus may be on postcommunist
nationality groups or autonomous regions rather than nations.
The representative themes in the series will include:
* the rise of radical Islam
* the nature of ethnic and regional challenges faced by the new regimes,
including the minority question, language policy, and the legacy of the
former Soviet Union
* the consequences of the unprecedented scale of migration and the spread of
refugees
* the emergence of presidential authoritarianism, and the alienation of both
legislatures and the citizenry
* the social tensions rising from stark economic inequalities and declining
health and social systems
* competition for natural resources, such as the battle for control of oil
and pipelines in the Caspian and Black Sea regions
* environmental issues and ecological degradation
* issues arising from the tension between state creation and
self-determination
The editors are particularly interested in soliciting work that contributes
to the theoretical literature on any of the various dimensions of nations
and states in post-Soviet Eurasia and Eastern Europe, which also makes an
original empirical contribution based on field research. It is anticipated
that some monographs may focus on a broader theme, while others may be more
issue-oriented. Though geared toward the social sciences, the work of
historians is also encouraged.
The series will consist of single or coauthored monographs and,
occasionally, edited collections. Only in exceptional cases will work based
on dissertations be published. The series will cater to an academic audience
including students (area specialists as well as those interested in the
particular themes), as well as a broader audience of policy-makers, the
business community, diplomats, and journalists. Books will average around
175-220 pages in length (75,000-100,000 words).
To submit or discuss a publishing proposal, please contact the editors. . .
Professor David R. Marples
Department of History and Classics
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta T6G 2H4
Canada
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Dr Bhavna Davé
Department of Political Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
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Contact at Harwood Academic. . .
Gerard Greenway
Harwood Academic Publishers
PO Box 90
Reading RG1 8JL
United Kingdom
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Published by Harwood Academic Publishers with the Association for the Study
of Nationalities.
harwood academic publishers
is an imprint of The Gordon and Breach Publishing Group
http://www.gbhap.com
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