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- catalog abstract ""As Latvia and other former Soviet-bloc countries seek to rebuild and transform their societies, what is the central dynamic at work? In Imagining the Nation, Daina Stukuls Eglitis finds that in virtually all aspects of life the guiding sentiment among Latvians has been a desire for normality in the wake of the "deformations" that marked the half-century of Soviet rule. In seeking to return to normality, many people look to the West for models; others look back in time to the period of Latvian independence from 1918 to 1940 before the years of Soviet domination. Ultimately, the changes in Latvia and other East European countries are closely tied to a vital reimagining of the past, as the logic of progress long associated with "revolution" is amalgamated with nostalgia for what is gone. The radiant utopias of revolution give way to widely shared aspirations for a return to the normal in politics, place names, private property, and even gender relations." "Eglitis draws upon published and unpublished documents, campaign posters, maps, and monuments, as well as interviews with Latvians from all walks of life."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12559670.
- catalog coverage "Latvia Politics and government 1940-1991.".
- catalog coverage "Latvia Politics and government 1991-".
- catalog coverage "Latvia Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""As Latvia and other former Soviet-bloc countries seek to rebuild and transform their societies, what is the central dynamic at work? In Imagining the Nation, Daina Stukuls Eglitis finds that in virtually all aspects of life the guiding sentiment among Latvians has been a desire for normality in the wake of the "deformations" that marked the half-century of Soviet rule. In seeking to return to normality, many people look to the West for models; others look back in time to the period of Latvian independence from 1918 to 1940 before the years of Soviet domination.".
- catalog description "(Re)Constructing normality in post-Communism -- From opposition to independence : social movements in Latvia, 1986-1991 -- Normalizing politics and politicizing normality -- Transforming boundaries : space, place, and normality -- (Re)Constructing gender in post-Communism -- Transformation and normalization : a conclusion to the study.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-258) and index.".
- catalog description "Ultimately, the changes in Latvia and other East European countries are closely tied to a vital reimagining of the past, as the logic of progress long associated with "revolution" is amalgamated with nostalgia for what is gone. The radiant utopias of revolution give way to widely shared aspirations for a return to the normal in politics, place names, private property, and even gender relations." "Eglitis draws upon published and unpublished documents, campaign posters, maps, and monuments, as well as interviews with Latvians from all walks of life."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xii, 265 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0271022035 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Post-Communist cultural studies series".
- catalog isPartOf "Post-Communist cultural studies.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Latvia Politics and government 1940-1991.".
- catalog spatial "Latvia Politics and government 1991-".
- catalog spatial "Latvia Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Latvia.".
- catalog subject "306/.094796 21".
- catalog subject "HN539.8.A8 E37 2002".
- catalog subject "Post-communism Latvia.".
- catalog subject "Social change Latvia.".
- catalog subject "Women Latvia.".
- catalog tableOfContents "(Re)Constructing normality in post-Communism -- From opposition to independence : social movements in Latvia, 1986-1991 -- Normalizing politics and politicizing normality -- Transforming boundaries : space, place, and normality -- (Re)Constructing gender in post-Communism -- Transformation and normalization : a conclusion to the study.".
- catalog title "Imagining the nation : history, modernity, and revolution in Latvia / Daina Stukuls Eglitis.".
- catalog type "text".