Sigrid Rausing. 2004.
History, Memory, and Identity in Post-Soviet Estonia: The End of a Collective
Farm. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sigrid Rausing. 2004.
History, Memory, and Identity in Post-Soviet Estonia: The End of a Collective
Farm. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Located in the world of a former collective farm in Estonia, Sigrid Rausing's book describes the changing identity of the Swedish speaking minority in Estonia under pre-Soviet and Soviet rule, its new post-Soviet dependence on Sweden, and its current attempt to restore a Swedish cultural identity.
Sigrid Rausing is an independent scholar.
Order directly from the publisher.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: NARRATIVES OF NORMALITY
1. Post-Soviet Life
2. Culture and Ideology: The Conception of the Normal
3. The Charged Symbolism of Transition
4. The Economy of Dependence: Gift Exchange, Consumption, and Aid
PART TWO: HISTORY AND MEMORIES
5. Nation Building: The Formulation of the Estonian Swedish Identity, 1870-1940
6. National Heritage in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Estonia
7. Conclusion: How to be Estonian
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
188 pages, numerous halftones and 2 maps, 234mm x 156mm
ISBN: 0-19-926318-3 Hardback, £50.00