Bittersweet Europe Brisku, Adrian
2013., 20130815, 2013, 2013-08-15
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From the late nineteenth century to the post-communist period, Albanian and Georgian political and intellectual elites have attributed hopes to "Europe," yet have also exhibited ambivalent attitudes ...that do not appear likely to vanish any time soon. Albanians and Georgians have evoked, experienced, and continue to speak of "Europe" according to a tense triadic entity-geopolitics, progress, culture-which has generated aspirations as well as delusions towards it and themselves. This unique dichotomy weaves a nuanced, historical account of a changing Europe, continuously marred by uncertainties that greatly affect these countries' domestic politics as well as foreign policy decisions. A systematic and rich account of how Albanians and Georgians view Europe, this book offers a fresh perspective on the vast East/West literature and, more broadly, on European intellectual, cultural, and political history.
Drawing heavily on Georgian sources, the author offers readers a unique opportunity to appreciate why the Abkhazians and South Ossetians have seen no alternative to resisting the threats emanating ...from Tbilisi by refusing to join an independent Georgia.
Baltijas ceļš Grenctālē pie Lietuvas robežas. Attēla vidū rūtainā džemperī Latvijas Tautas frontes biedre un pilnvarotā pārstāve Gruzijā Inguna Ebela. No viņas pa labi: Gruzijas Tautas frontes ...priekšsēdētājs Nodārs Natādze, kuram blakus stāvošais vīrietis, viņa kolēģis, tur Gruzijas karogu. No I. Ebelas pa kreisi: Latvijas Tautas frontes Domes un valdes loceklis un vēlāk (1990-1992) arī priekšsēdētājs Romualds Ražuks. Gruzijas Tautas frontes pārstāvji Baltijas ceļā piedalījās pēc Latvijas Tautas frontes un I. Ebelas uzaicinājuma.
Europeana 1989 - Riga, 23-24.08.2013
