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      THE BLOODY FLAG Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe
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      Spotlight on Romania

      THE BLOODY FLAG Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe

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      THE BLOODY FLAG Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe book

      Spotlight on Romania
      ByJuliana Geran Pilon
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1992
      eBook Published 31 October 2021
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429336188
      Pages 126
      eBook ISBN 9780429336188
      Subjects Politics & International Relations
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      Pilon, J.G. (1992). THE BLOODY FLAG Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe: Spotlight on Romania (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429336188

      ABSTRACT

      In the aftermath of the collapse of communism, the future of Eastern Europe is uncertain. After suffering for decades under totalitarian regimes, the people of the region are struggling to rediscover their cultural past and to establish political arrangements that will enable them to achieve peace and prosperity. The resurgence of nationalism accompanying these developments is powerful evidence of the need to reestablish a strong sense of identity but is also potentially the greatest obstacle to peace in the region. The Bloody Flag is a timely study of nationalism's dual nature. Focusing on Romania, Pilon analyzes the unifying and destructive capacities of nationalist passions in a period of historical transition.Designed to appeal to a wide audience, The Bloody Flag combines inquiry into the nature of nationalism with historical illustrations of its influence. The Romanian context is exemplary of many newly liberated nations facing the possibility of ethnic violence and antidemocratic resurgence. As Pilon points out, numerous representatives of the old order remain entrenched in power and there is real danger that the defeated elites will attempt to harness nationalist energies for their own ends. If they succeed, the world may witness the rise of new authoritarian regimes to replace the old communist ones.Pilon argues that the best hope for Romanians, and for all the peoples of Eastern Europe, is to embrace the positive aspects of nationalism while rejecting the negative. The political system that can allow them to do this is the classical-liberal model defended by such figures as Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek - a model that makes possible the peaceful coexistence of different nationalities by protecting the rights of individuals and leaving them free to pursue their own interests. Graced with a foreword by the eminent historian Robert Conquest, The Bloody Flag is an important contribution to the understanding of current and future events in Europe.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |6 pages

      Introduction

      ByJuliana Geran Pilon

      chapter I|24 pages

      Some Basic Philosophical Categories

      ByJuliana Geran Pilon

      chapter II|16 pages

      The East-Central European Context: Post-Communist Trauma

      ByJuliana Geran Pilon

      chapter III|28 pages

      Spotlight on Romania

      ByJuliana Geran Pilon

      chapter IV|15 pages

      Some Notes on Harmony

      ByJuliana Geran Pilon

      chapter |6 pages

      Afterword: Subterranean Societies

      ByVasile Popovici
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