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Archaeology and the nation state. The case of eastern Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Aleksandr Diachenko
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Abstract

This paper discusses state influences on archaeology in eastern Europe (as geographically defined by the United Nations Statistics Division). In this respect, the following issues are considered: the current situation of a nation state, the links between archaeology and nation states in eastern Europe and the factors influencing the future potential increase of nationalism in the discipline.

Keywords

archaeological heritagecultural politicseastern Europeeducationnationalismnation state
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Discussion
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Archaeological Dialogues , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , June 2016 , pp. 3 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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