State and Nation Building in Ukraine

This work 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	0415171954	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780415171953 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	551
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd	Published in	London
Imprint	Routledge	Series ISSN	9
Format	Hardback	Series title	Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition
Publication date	30 Apr 1998	Height (mm)	216
Library of Congress	97038904	Width (mm)	140
DEWEY	947.7086	Spine width (mm)	22
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Pages	316

	List of illustrations
	Acknowledgements
	Note on transliteration and Ukrainian spelling
	Introduction	1
1	State and nation building in Ukraine in theoretical and comparative perspective	6
2	Soviet to Ukrainian elites	23
3	Forging a political community	43
4	Federalism, regionalism and the myth of separatism	69
5	The strategic significance of borders	100
6	In search of a national idea	119
7	National identity and civil society	144
8	Language policies	167
9	History, myths and symbols	198
10	Conclusions	230
	Notes	237
	Select bibliography of secondary sources	284
	Index	293

"With "Ukraine: State and Nation Building Taras Kuzio has demonstrated once again his sensitive and sophisticated understanding of contemporary Ukrainian politics. It is an essential work for students of contemporary Ukraine as well as political theorists interested in the complexities of nation-building in the modern era."-Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism

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