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Title: A History of Ukraine by Paul Robert Magocsi ISBN: 0-295-97580-6 Publisher: University of Washington Press Pub. Date: December, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful to read for an understanding of Ukraine
Comment: From pre-history to Independence in 1991, this book surveys the history of Ukraine and its people. It is unique in not only portraying the history of the Ukrainian people but also includes the other peoples who live or have lived in the land now known as Ukraine.
The organization of the book is chronological with 49 chapters divided into ten parts. Each part covers a significant period in Ukrainian history: Pre-Kievan Times; the Kievan Period; the Lithuanian-Polish Period; the Cossack State; the Hetmanate; Ukraine in the Russian Empire; Ukraine in the Austrian Empire; World War I; the Interwar Years; and, World War II & the Postwar Years. Forty-two black-and-white maps help illustrate the concepts described in the text. Also included are thirty-six textual inserts which provide lengthy quotes of important documents. Sometimes these feel redundant because the author has described so well the events highlighted by the inserted texts.
For readers to whom 700 pages of Ukrainian history is not enough and who want to learn more about specific events or periods described in this book, Magocsi provides a forty page bibliographic essay called: For Further Reading. One of the great stumbling blocks for English-speaking readers who want to learn Ukrainian history is the fact that so many Ukrainian sources have not been translated. A great feature of this bibliography is that the vast majority of the works listed are in English.
Ukrainian history is complex. This book, although daunting to read because of its size and depth of coverage, can help the student of Ukrainian history untangle the puzzles of Ukraine and its people. It is a great reference work that belongs in the library of anyone interested in the subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: A History of Ukraine--Magocsi
Comment: A beautifully written history of outstanding excellence. I have found it most helpful. Professor Magocsi is to be commended on a another success.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Reference on Ukrainian History
Comment: Mr. Magocsi's "History of Ukraine" often takes a second billing to Mr. Subtelny's "Ukraine: A History" - and I think, unfairly. Both have a lot to offer, and frankly, no passionate student of Ukrainain history should choose one over the other. He or she should get both. A wealth of information, and first rate scholarship are impressive. Mr. Magocsi has done a first rate job. Mychajlo Hrushevsky would approve of both, and we should too.
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Title: Ukraine: A History by Orest Subtelny, Orest Subteiny ISBN: 0802083900 Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation, Second edition by Andrew Wilson ISBN: 0300093098 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine by Anna Reid ISBN: 0813337925 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Kiev by Michael F. Hamm ISBN: 0691025851 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 22 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Ukrainian Phrasebook (Ukrainian Phrasebook, 2nd Ed) by Marko Pavlyshyn ISBN: 1740592379 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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