Nationalism from the left : the Bulgarian Communist Party during the Second World War and the early post-war years / / by Yannis Sygkelos.

• Superior document: Balkan studies library, v. 2
• Author: Sygkelos, Yannis.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Balkan studies library ; v. 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Nationalism from the Left' analyses the case of the BCP as a Marxist institution which increasingly adopted and adapted nationalism; it contributes to the examination of the relatively underresearched field of communist national propaganda, as only in the last decade, have researchers become interested in this topic. It explains the reasons for this and provides evidence of the Party’s nationalism across a number of spheres of political life: domestic and foreign policy, school text books, historiography, festivities and symbols. Thus, the Marxist nationalist discourse of the BCP was all-encompassing. In contrast to many works on national communist parties, 'Nationalism from the Left' identifies many international parallels and presents an historical introduction to the reconciliation of Marxism and nationalism.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Y. Sygkelos -- Introduction / Y. Sygkelos -- Chapter One. Marxist Nationalism As Evolved By The BCP Up To 1944 / Y. Sygkelos -- Chapter Two. The Nationalist Discourse In Domestic Politics / Y. Sygkelos -- Chapter Three. The Nationalist Discourse With Regard To The International Arena / Y. Sygkelos -- Chapter Four. Flagging Nationhood: Bulgarian Communist (Re)Construction Of The National Past / Y. Sygkelos -- Chapter Five. Flagging Nationhood: Events And Symbols / Y. Sygkelos -- Conclusion / Y. Sygkelos -- Appendix One. Political Parties / Y. Sygkelos -- Appendix Two. Figures / Y. Sygkelos -- Appendix Three. Tables / Y. Sygkelos -- Bibliography / Y. Sygkelos -- Index / Y. Sygkelos.