Defining a Conceptual Framework for Identity Construction in Georgia in the 1900s
Keywords:
identity markers, intellectuals, national question, political nation, self-consciousnessAbstract
The study aims to examine the role of Georgian intellectuals in defining a conceptual framework of identity construction in Georgia in 1900s. Hence, the research question of the paper is the following: what was the role of Georgian intellectuals in the formation of the Georgian national identity and how did they define a conceptual framework for identity construction in 1900-1921? The major argument of the paper is that the intellectual movement made a bridge from the past to the future of Georgia. The intellectuals of the 1900s received a cultural and intellectual heritage from the Tergdaleulebi of the 1860s, who contributed greatly to determining Georgian identity markers.
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