{"product_id":"kharkov-kharkiv-a-borderland-capital-9781800738980","title":"Kharkov\/Kharkiv: A Borderland Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tKharkiv is Ukraine’s second largest city and its former capital. Situated within 40 km of the Ukrainian-Russian border it is one of those East-Central European “liminal” cities which became a center of modernization and pluralization in the borderland area, playing a prominent role in the process of nation building. Volodymyr Kravchenko’s expanded edition of \u003cem\u003eKharkov\/Kharkiv\u003c\/em\u003e, now in the English-language and including a new chapter on the reconfiguration of the Ukrainian-Russian borderland during and after the watershed Euromaidan event, uniquely uncovers the city’s long history, from the 17th century to today. Addressing issues of regional and national identities, Ukrainian-Russian relations, mental mapping, historical narratives and the ensuing de\/reconstruction of national mythologies, this book, fills a unique gap in the literature on Kharkiv.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eKharkov\/Kharkiv\u003cem\u003e deals with exceptionally important and politically and culturally contested questions of regionalism in Eastern Europe and provides unique insight into the history of Ukraine and to a lesser degree Russia…I know no other author who could write with such authority, depth and nuance a history of the region which was always difficult to “capture” and explain within the limits of existing national narratives”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Serhii Plokhii, Harvard University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of maps\u003cbr\u003e \tList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Transliteration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Steppe Borderland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Town and Gown\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Province in Search of an Identity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eCity, Empire, Nation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e To the “First Capital” and back\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Post-Soviet Borderland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Frontline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tHistorical timeline\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042753282391,"sku":"9781800738980","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800738980.jpg?v=1750955479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kharkov-kharkiv-a-borderland-capital-9781800738980","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}