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Contemporary Ukraine on the Cultural Map of Europe

Door Larysa M. L. Zaleska Onyshkevych e.a.

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#407318-XS16
Titel
Contemporary Ukraine on the Cultural Map of Europe
Auteur
Onyshkevych, Larysa M. L. Zaleska & Maria G. Rewakowicz
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij
London/New York : Routledge
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
0765624001
ISBN13
9780765624000
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, 8vo.
Samenvatting
The concept of a 'return to Europe' has been integral to the movement for Ukrainian national rebirth since the nineteenth century. While the goal of a more fully reformed politics remains elusive, numerous expressions of Ukrainian culture continue to develop in the European spirit. This wide-ranging book explores Ukraine's European cultural connection, especially as it has been reestablished since the country achieved independence in 1991. The contributors discusses many aspects of Ukraine's contemporary culture - history, politics, and religion in Part I; literary culture in Part II; and language, popular culture, and the arts in Part III. What emerges is a fascinating picture of a young country grappling with its divided past and its colonial heritage, yet asserting its voice and prefere... (Lees verder)nces amid the diverse and at times conflicting realities of the contemporary political scene. Europe becomes a powerful point of reference, a measure against which the situation in post-independence Ukraine is gouged and debated. This framework allows for a better understanding of the complexities deeply ingrained in the social fabric of Ukrainian society.
Pagina's
471
Conditie
Goed — Bottom edge back cover damaged.
Prijs
€ 110,00

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