ABOUT THE BOOKThe political and social upheavals following 1989 have had a significant impact on the minority languages of Eastern Europe. This comprehensive volume draws on sociologically and ethnographically oriented work from a number of disciplines to allow the reader to compare developments in the different states, and to examine the interplay of language issues, ethnic nationalism, and processes of state formation and restructuring in the various political and historical contexts of Central and Eastern Europe.KEY POINTS 1. Highly topical subject because of recent ethnic cleansing and forced migrations in Eastern Europe2. Offers a comprehensive survey of policies and experiences in minority language communities in the region to enable researchers to compare developments within different states3. Area of growing interest because of the political imperatives and relevance to many disciplines besides sociolinguistics, including anthropology, sociology and politics CONTENTSList of TablesAcknowledgementsNotes on the ContributorsIntroduction; Minority, Languages, Ethnicity and the State in Post-1989Eastern Europe by C. O'ReillyLanguage, Nationalism and the Yugoslav Successor States by R.GreenbergDebating Language: The Bulgarian Communities in Romania after 1989 by R.Guentcheva >From Irredentism to Constructive Reconciliation? Germany and its Minorities in Poland and the Czech Republic by S.WolffLanguage Ideology and Language Conflict in Post-Soviet Belarus byC.WoolhiserThe Politics of Language in Moldova by T.HegartyEthnic Discrimination in Latvia by J.DobsonLanguage, Nation and State-building in Ukraine: The Jewish Response byR.GolbertBibliographyIndexABOUT THE AUTHORCAMILLE O'REILLY is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Richmond, theAmerican International University in London. She is the author of 'The Irish Language in Northern Ireland: The Politics and Culture ofIdentity' and of many articles on nationalism, the Irish language andNorthern Ireland