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Reassessing Lukashenka : Belarus in cultural and geopolitical context / Grigory Ioffe, Professor of Geography, Department of Geospatial Science, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, USA.
Van Pelt Library DK507.822.L85 I64 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ioffe, G. V. (Grigoriĭ Viktorovich), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lukashenko, Aleksandr, 1954-.
- Lukashenko, Aleksandr.
- Geopolitics.
- International relations.
- Belarus--Politics and government--1991-.
- Belarus.
- Politics and government.
- Belarus--Economic conditions--1991-.
- Economic conditions.
- Belarus--Social conditions--1991-.
- Social conditions.
- Belarus--Foreign relations--Western countries.
- Western countries--Foreign relations--Belarus.
- Western countries.
- Geopolitics--Belarus.
- Economic history.
- Political science.
- Social history.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 305 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Summary:
- Who is Alexander Lukashenka? Do Belarusians support him out of fear and/or because they are blinkered or are there other factors that help to explain his longevity as a national leader? This book seeks answers to these questions on the premise that Lukashenka's rule ought to be viewed in the context to which it truly belongs, that is, the context of Belarusian history and identity, and not as a form of government (dictatorship) deceitfully imposed on an allegedly benighted people whom better-positioned and informed outsiders seek to enlighten and liberate. The author makes use of two extensive personal interviews with President Lukashenka. They present a truly unique body of primary data. Many personal traits of Belarus's president are on full display in the interviews. Anybody willing to come up with his/her opinion about Lukashenka, not necessarily in line with that of the author of this book, can use this material. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Belarusian economy
- Belarusian society
- Belarus and the West : from estrangement to honeymoon and back to estrangement
- Lukashenka's rise to power and Belarusian politics
- Lukashenka's personality and worldview
- Addendum: Interviews.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137436740
- 1137436743
- OCLC:
- 880374763
- Publisher Number:
- 99960205203
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