Publisher's Synopsis
This stimulating and well-written text is particularly suitable as a subsidiary text for undergraduate courses in politics, sociology and ethnic studies. It analyzes one of the most critical issues exposed by the political changes since 1989, namely the position of minority populations in the former Eastern Bloc, including Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia and looks at their interactions with majorities. These questions are explored in terms of historical, sociological and political processes. The volume breaks new ground by providing information from local scholars, new theoretical insights and extended comparisons with Western Europe. Includes a foreword by Sir Peter Ustinov. - -
