Contesting Europe's Eastern Rim: Cultural Identities in Public Discourse

Since 1989, Europe's eastern rim has been in constant flux. This collection focuses on how political and economic transformations have triggered redefinitions of cultural identity. Using discursive modes of identity construction (deconstruction, reconstruction, reformulation, and invention) the book focuses on the creation of opposition to old and new 'outsiders' and 'insiders' in Europe. The linguistic study of discourse elements in connection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847693245
• ISBN13: 9781847693242
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"