Slavic thinkers or the creation of polities : intellectual history and political thought in Central Europe and the Balkans in the 19th century / Josette Baer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baer, Josette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Europe, Central--History.

Political culture.

Political culture--Balkan Peninsula--History.

Democracy--Europe, Central--History.

Democracy.

Democracy--Balkan Peninsula--History.

Intellectual life.

History.

Europe, Central--Intellectual life--History.

Europe, Central.

Balkan Peninsula--Intellectual life--History.

Balkan Peninsula.

Central Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : New Academia Publishing, 2007.

Summary:

"What is political culture? Does political culture affect democratization, and if so, what method could make such analysis feasible? Research on cultural aspects of the various exit strategies of recent and prospective EU members has focused on the cultural thesis that views religion as principal factor for a successful democratization. Baer's comparative and interdisciplinary study addresses the hitherto sparsely researched aspect of political culture with a detailed analysis of the political thought of six Slavic intellectuals, who were crucially involved in nation- and state-building. The analytical portrait of the region's intellectual history, as a subfield of Eastern European history, allows drawing new conclusions about democratization that can help to explain the different paths the states chose after 1989. Baer's study provides a political culture hypothesis and a method tailored to post-communist transition and offers a new theoretical contribution to democratization studies."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction

Thomas G. Masaryk : democracy as Czech humanism

Ludovit Stur : nationalism and panslavism in Slovakia

Stefan Stambolov : neo-Machiavellism in Bulgaria

Krste Petkov Misirkov : cultural evolution, not terrorism : Macedonian identity as the pillar of the poly-ethnic nation

Ilija Garasanin : self-liberation, armed neutrality and territorial enlargement as the fundament of Serbia's sovereignty

Ante Starcevic : romantic Illyrianism and radical nationalism as Croatia's way toward sovereignty

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-245) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Baer, Josette. Slavic thinkers or the creation of polities.

ISBN:

9780979448805

0979448808

OCLC:

156814229