Routledge Parallel Cultures: Majority/Minority Relations in the Countries of the Former Eastern Bloc (Routledge Revivals)

This title was first published in 2001. This stimulating and well-written text is particularly suitable as a subsidiary text for courses in politics, sociology and ethnic studies. Review ’I can only highly recommend a book which is not only thought-provoking and valuable, but is also a reaction on behalf of the human imagination, common sense and generosity of spirit to the many manifestations of retrogressive thinking still prevalent today. Parallel Cultures is a fascinating study by a group of young scholars from what used to be called the Eastern Bloc...essential for those who believe tolerance to be the guiding light of the twenty-first century (and even more essential reading for bigots!).’ Sir Peter Ustinov ’Parallel Cultures may well become a catchword in discussion of identity, nationalism, or minorities as much as, say, imagined community or invention of tradition...Lord’s essay founds a moral anthropology.’ Professor André Liebich, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Switzerland ’...polemic and grappling with a problem that is of real and contemporary importance. That is what will make it very well worth buying.’ Maurice Keen, University of Oxford, UK About the Author Christopher Lord, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Olga Strietska-Ilina, National Training Fund, Prague, Czech Republic