A History of Ukraine (A History of East Central Europe (HECE))

University of Washington Press, 1996. paperback. Good. 6x2x9. 1996 University of Washington Press (Seattle, Washington), 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches tall x2 1/4 inches thick trade paperback, illustrated with black-and-white maps, index, xxvi, 784 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a half-inch edge tear to the lower spine. Bumping to the upper tip of the front cover, with resultant slight creasing to the upper tips of the first few pages. Slight soiling to fore page edges. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP25~ [4.0P] A History of Ukraine has been designed as a textbook for use by teachers and students in areas such as history, political science, religious history, geography, and Slavic and East European Studies. Presented in ten sections of roughly five chapters each, it proceeds chronologically from the first millennium before the common era to the declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1991. Each section provides a balanced discussion of political, economic, and cultural developments; each chapter ends with a summary of the significant issues discussed. The whole is complemented by forty-two maps and twenty tables. Featured are sixty-seven 'text inserts' that include excerpts from important documents and contemporary descriptions as well as vivid explanations of specific events, concepts, and historiographic problems. Students will also benefit from the extensive essay on further reading that provides bibliographic direction for each of the sections in the book.