Ukraine: State and Nation Building explores the transformation of Soviet Ukraine into an independent state and examines the new elites and their role in the state building process, as well as other attributes of the modern nation-state such as borders, symbols, myths and national histories. Extensive primary sources and interviews with leading members of Ukranian elites, show that state building is an integral part of the transition process and cannot be divorced from democratization and the establishment of a market economy.
| ISBN: | 9781138986350 |
| Publication date: | 13th July 2016 |
| Author: | Taras Kuzio |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 316 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition |
| Genres: |
Colonialism and imperialism National liberation and independence European history |