The Ukrainians

The Ukrainians: unexpected nation

by Wilson, Andrew

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The most acute, informed, and up-to-date account available today of Ukraine and its people, now in its fourth edition."An interesting and provocative read, which will, one hopes, contribute to the Western understanding of what Ukraine is and why it matters."--Volodymyr Kulyk, Harvard Ukrainian Studies"A spirited and eminently learned investigation of who Ukranians say that they are, how they came to be so, and how others view them. ... If you re add only one book of Ukraine, this should probabl…

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  • Full title :The Ukrainians : unexpected nation / Andrew Wilson.

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The most acute, informed, and up-to-date account available today of Ukraine and its people, now in its fourth edition."An interesting and provocative read, which will, one hopes, contribute to the Western understanding of what Ukraine is and why it matters."--Volodymyr Kulyk, Harvard Ukrainian Studies"A spirited and eminently learned investigation of who Ukranians say that they are, how they came to be so, and how others view them. ... If you re add only one book of Ukraine, this should probably be it."--Elizabeth Luchka Haigh, H-Net Reviews.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.
  • Edition:Fourth edition

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780300219654, 0300219652
  • oclc:ocn922581401
  • LC Classification:DK508.45
  • Dewey Decimal:947.7

Table of Contents

Contesting national origins: lays of ancient Rus -- The armies of Gog and Magog: myths of Ukrainian antiquity -- Neither fish nor fowl: between Poland and Russia -- The Cossacks: defenders of the wild field, defenders of the faith -- Ukraine, Russia and Rossiia -- The Habsburg alternative -- The twentieth century: peasants into Ukrainians? -- Independence: gained or gifted? -- Politics: developing the rules of the game -- Imagining Ukrainians: one Ukraine or many? -- Angels and pins: Ukrainian religion -- The IMF's red pencil: Ukraine's economic black hole -- Imagining Ukraine: towards a theory of Ukrainian geopolitics -- The Orange Revolution and its aftermath -- Yanukovych's disastrous presidency: another attempt at revolution ends in war.

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History HISTORY -- Eastern. -- Europe HISTORY -- Former Soviet Republics. -- … HISTORY -- Russia & the Former Soviet U… Nationalism Nationalism -- Ukraine Nationalisme -- Ukraine Politics and government Since 1991 Ukraine Ukraine -- Histoire Ukraine -- History Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1… Ukraine -- Politique et gouvernement --…

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Wilson, Andrew

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