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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.

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Introduction; Chapter 1 STATE AND NATION BUILDING IN UKRAINE IN THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERS PECTIVE; Chapter 2 SOVIET TO UKRAINIAN ELITES; Chapter 3 FORGING A POLITICAL COMMUNITY; Chapter 4 FEDERALISM, REGIONALISM AND THE MYTH OF SEPARATISM; Chapter 5 THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BORDERS; Chapter 6 IN SEARCH OF A NATIONAL IDEA; Chapter 7 NATIONAL IDENTITY AND CIVIL SOCIETY; Chapter 8 LANGUAGE POLICIES; Chapter 9 HISTORY, MYTHS AND SYMBOLS; Chapter 10 CONCLUSIONS;

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 1/13/2016 12:07:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781138986350
      978-1138986350
      ISBN-10 1138986356
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      National liberation and independence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Chapter 1 STATE AND NATION BUILDING IN UKRAINE IN THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERS PECTIVE; Chapter 2 SOVIET TO UKRAINIAN ELITES; Chapter 3 FORGING A POLITICAL COMMUNITY; Chapter 4 FEDERALISM, REGIONALISM AND THE MYTH OF SEPARATISM; Chapter 5 THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BORDERS; Chapter 6 IN SEARCH OF A NATIONAL IDEA; Chapter 7 NATIONAL IDENTITY AND CIVIL SOCIETY; Chapter 8 LANGUAGE POLICIES; Chapter 9 HISTORY, MYTHS AND SYMBOLS; Chapter 10 CONCLUSIONS;

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