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Nationalism, civil society, and the revolution of 1989
Author(s) -
Mentzel Peter C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nations and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1469-8129
pISSN - 1354-5078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2012.00555.x
Subject(s) - nationalism , civil society , identity (music) , political science , work (physics) , national identity , sociology , political economy , law , philosophy , aesthetics , engineering , politics , mechanical engineering
Relying heavily on the work of E dward S hils, this paper argues that a robust sense of national identity among the peoples of E ast C entral E urope played a crucial role in the revolutions of 1989 and the subsequent emergence of civil society in the region's countries.