Essays about: "Megrelians"

Found 1 essay containing the word Megrelians.

  1. 1. The Peculiar Case of the Megrelians - Representation and Identity Negotiation in Post-Societ Georgia

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Bobby Svitzer; [2012]
    Keywords : Georgia; Megrelians; Identity Negotiation; Representations; Field Study; Nationalism; Ethnography; Interviews; Observations;

    Abstract : In the post-Soviet country of Georgia is a strong sense of nationalism prevalent in the current process of nation building. The Megrelians, traditionally understood as a sub-ethnic Georgian group, form a majority in western Georgia. Many Megrelians are however displaced due to a civil war in 1992 and live outside their traditional territories. READ MORE