Political, Linguistic, and Religious Boundaries As Distinctive Creative Space [electronic resource] : Why New Ideas are Generated in Border Lands

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breskai︠a︡, Olʹga.

Contributor:

Breskiĭ, Oleg.

Ban, Oksana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borderlands.

Creative ability--Europe, Eastern.

Creative ability.

Local Subjects:

Borderlands.

Creative ability--Europe, Eastern.

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The term "Pogranichie" is the Russian language equivalent to the English term "borderland" and this work studies how borderlands serve as distinctively creative spaces for cultural exchange. The book studies how social interactions occur in post-soviet bloc countries that try to democratize, and presents a model for Eastern European development. If there is a lack of actorship in social processes and communication is broken off, then development cannot occur. The authors look at what circumstances promote agency and actorship which in turn changes the dynamic of the entire Pogranichie communit

Contents:

POLITICAL, LINGUISTIC, AND RELIGIOUS BOUNDARIES AS DISTINCTIVE CREATIVE SPACE: Why New Ideas Are Generated in Border Lands; Copyright Page; The Table of Contents; List of Illustrations (Figures, Tables); Foreword; Chapter 1 - Context of the ""Pogranichie"" Theory; Chapter 2 - 2B Model of the Pogranichie; Chapter 3 - The Pogranichie Morphology; Chapter 4 - Discovering the Pogranichie in Eastern Europe; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1786-9

OCLC:

825768032