{"product_id":"ukraine-contested-nationhood-in-a-european-context-paperback","title":"Ukraine: Contested Nationhood in a European Context - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUlrich Schmid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUkraine: Contested Nationhood in a European Context\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the common view that Ukraine is a country split between a pro-European West and a pro-Russian East. The volume navigates the complicated cultural history of Ukraine and highlights the importance of regional traditions for an understanding of the current political situation. A key feature is the different politics of memory that prevail in each region, such as the Soviet past being presented as either a foreign occupation or a benign socialist project. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pluralistic culture of Ukraine (in terms of languages, national legacies and religions) forms a nation that faces both internal and external challenges. In order to address this fully, rather than following a merely chronological order, this book examines different interpretations of Ukrainian nationhood that have been especially influential, such as the Russian tradition, the Habsburg past and the Polish connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the book analyses Ukraine's political and economic options for the future. Can the desired integration into EU structures overcome the concentration of investment of power in the hands of a few oligarchs and a continuing widespread culture of corruption? Will proposals to join NATO, which garnered robust support among the populace in the aftermath of the Russian aggression, materialise under the current circumstances? Is the political culture in Ukraine sufficiently functional to guarantee democratic procedures and the rule of law?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUlrich Schmid\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Russian Studies at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. His research interests include nationalism, popular culture and media in Eastern Europe. He studied German and Slavic literature at the Universities of Zürich, Heidelberg, and Leningrad. He has held academic positions in Basel, Bern, Bochum, and was a visiting researcher at Harvard University, in Warsaw, and in Oslo. His publications include \u003cem\u003eRegionalism without Regions: Reconceptualizing Ukraine's Heterogeneity\u003c\/em\u003e (ed. 2019); \u003cem\u003eDe Profundis: On the Failure of the Russian Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e (ed. 2017); \u003cem\u003eTechnologies of the Soul: The Production of Truth in Contemporary Russian Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2015); \u003cem\u003eSword, Eagle and Cross: The Aesthetics of the Nationalist Discourse in Interwar Poland\u003c\/em\u003e (ed. 2013) and \u003cem\u003eTolstoi as a Theological Thinker and Critic of the Church\u003c\/em\u003e (ed. 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736583278655,"sku":"9781032085951","price":52.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3c9cc82ad6b34288d1e1b84dc9f14274.webp?v=1765147144","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ukraine-contested-nationhood-in-a-european-context-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}