Contemporary Ukraine: Dynamics of Post-Soviet Transformation

From a June 1996 conference in Birmingham, England, 13 studies look at the difficulties encountered in Ukraine while attempting to construct a nation, build a state, democratize, and marketize. They explore such dimensions as prospects for stability, regionalism and ethnic and linguistic cleavages, the politics of making a constitution, the legacies of central planning and the transition to a market economy, and the relationship between domestic and external factors. A bibliography of selected secondary sources augments the notes of the papers. Paper edition (unseen) $26.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR