Table of Contents

Contents: Egidija Ramanauskaitė: Preface – George McKay/Michael Goddard: (Post-)subculture Theory, and Practice in East-Central Europe – Alexander Salagaev/Alexander Shashkin/Alexander Makarov/Rustem Safin: From Local to Glocal: The Transformation of Delinquent and Radical Communities in the Tatarstan Republic of Russia – Elena Omel’chenko/Al’bina Garifzianova: Skinheads as Defenders of Russia? Power versus Friendship in Xenophobic Youth Subcultures – Tadas Kavolis: Lithuanian Nationalist Skinhead Subculture: The Features of Identity – Maarja Kobin/Airi-Alina Allaste: Hip-Hop in Rakvere: The Importance of the Local in Global Subculture – Isabela Merila/Michaela Praisler: Textually Constructing Identity and Otherness: Mediating the Romanian Hip-Hop Message – Daniela Şorcaru/Floriana Popescu: On Linguistic Politics: The Stylistic Testimonies of Romanian Hip-Hop – Egidija Ramanauskaitė/Rimas Vaišnys: Lessons from a Lithuanian Hippie Paradise Glimpsed through a Keyhole – Radoslav Hlúšek: Euro-Indians in the Framework of Slovak Society – Martin Priečko: The Formation of the Záježovŵá Community: Ideals and Reality in a Slovak Eco-Village – Neil Foxlee/Christopher Williams: New Religious Movements in Post-communist Russia and East-Central Europe - a Threat to Stability and National Identity? – Christopher Williams: The Fight for Religious Freedom and Pluralism in Post-communist Russia – Hilary Pilkington/Anton Popov: Understanding Neo-paganism in Russia: Religion? Ideology? Philosophy? Fantasy? – Dušan Deák: Spirituality in the Post-communist Religious Marketplace: Indian-inspired New Religious Movements in Slovakia and their Conceptual Framework – Milda Ališauskienė: Spirituality and Religiosity in the Art of Living Foundation in Lithuania and Denmark: Meanings, Contexts and Relationships – Anita Stašulāne/Janis Priede: The Reconfiguration of Values and Beliefs: A Study of Contemporary Theosophy in Latvia – Silvia Letavajová: A Content Analysis of the Representation of Islam and Islamic Culture in the Slovak Media.

About the Author

The Editors: George McKay is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford. He has written or edited many books on popular music, and the cultural politics of alternative lifestyles. He is also co-editor of Social Movement Studies: Journal of Social, Cultural and Political Protest.
Christopher Williams is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Central Lancashire. He is a member of the Russian Academy of Political Science and was Secretary of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies from 1998 to 2001.
Michael Goddard is a Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Salford. His current research centres on East European cinema, visual culture and popular culture, particularly in Poland.
Neil Foxlee is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of European Languages and Cultures at Lancaster University. He is a specialist in French intellectual history and the political writings of Albert Camus. He has also worked as a journalist and editor in the field of popular music, including hip-hop, punk, reggae and world music.
Egidija Ramanauskaitė is Head of the Centre for Cultural Studies at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, and has worked extensively on youth subcultural topics over the last fifteen years.