Table of Contents

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction The Formation of Ethnic Groups Ethnic Groups into Nations Ethnicity and Nationhood under Communism The 1990s in Central Eastern Europe Ethnic Conflict and Compromise in the Former Soviet Union Reasons for Conflict and Prospects for the Future Notes Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

Ben Fowkes is the author of "The Rise and Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe", "The Disintegration of the Soviet Union", "Eastern Europe from Stalinism to Stagnation" and "The Post-Communist Era".

About the Author

BEN FOWKES was for twenty-five years Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of North London. He has carried out archival research in Vienna, Munich, Bonn, Prague and Moscow. He is the author of several works on communist and post-communist history and politics, including The Rise and Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, The Disintegration of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe from Stalinism to Stagnation and The Post-Communist Era.

Reviews

'Overall the book is well researched, balanced in presenting alternative interpretations, and meticulously accurate.' - James W. Warhola, Nationalities Papers