Transforming National Holidays: Identity Discourse In The West And South Slavic Countries, 1985-2010 (discourse Approaches To Politics, Society And Culture)
by Ljiljana Šarić /
2012 / English / PDF
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How do people construct collective identity during profound
societal transformations? This volume examines the discursive
construction of identity related to important national holidays in
nine countries of Central Europe and the Balkans:
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia. The chapters
focus on the decades during which these countries moved from
communism towards democracy and a market economy. This transition
saw revivals of national values and a new significance of regional
and transnational ties, entangled with negotiations of national
identity that have been particularly lively in discourse concerning
national holidays.
How do people construct collective identity during profound
societal transformations? This volume examines the discursive
construction of identity related to important national holidays in
nine countries of Central Europe and the Balkans:
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia. The chapters
focus on the decades during which these countries moved from
communism towards democracy and a market economy. This transition
saw revivals of national values and a new significance of regional
and transnational ties, entangled with negotiations of national
identity that have been particularly lively in discourse concerning
national holidays.
The chapters apply discourse analysis in addition to approaches
from history, sociology, political science, and anthropology. All
of the analyses make use of empirical material in the Slavic
languages, including newspaper articles, interviews and other media
contributions, sermons, addresses, and speeches by members of the
political elite.
The chapters apply discourse analysis in addition to approaches
from history, sociology, political science, and anthropology. All
of the analyses make use of empirical material in the Slavic
languages, including newspaper articles, interviews and other media
contributions, sermons, addresses, and speeches by members of the
political elite.