This volume presents regional approaches on the formation and transformation of national literary canons as a practice of nation-building in various cultural tr

A critical examination of the category of "Polishness" - that is, the formation, redefinition, and performance of various kinds of Polish identities - from a wi

One of the essential pillars of Yiddish literature since its beginnings in the 13th century has been translation. In the 20th century, the desire to belong to w

This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states.

Providing an original perspective on the construction of nations and national identities, this book examines national symbols and ceremonies, arguing that, far