Serhii Plokhy

The Gates Of Europe- A History Of Ukraine (Bok)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY'An indispensable guide to the tragic history of a great European nation' Sunday Telegraph'This is present-minded history at its most urgent. Anyone wanting to understand why Russia and the West confront each other over the future of Ukraine will want to read Serhii Plokhy's reasoned, measured yet passionate account' Michael IgnatieffLocated at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - and they all left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people living within these shifting borders. In this authoritative book, Harvard Professor and acclaimed author of Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy traces the history of Ukraine from the arrival of the Vikings in the tenth century to the current Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

Fascinating and multilayered, The Gates of Europe is the essential guide to understanding not just Ukraine's past but also its future.

Författare:	Serhii Plokhy
Titel:	The Gates Of Europe- A History Of Ukraine
Typ:	Bok
Kategori:	Böcker/Historia & Arkeologi/Historia & Arkeologi
Releasedatum:	2016-12-01
Artikelnummer:	767437
Lagerstatus:	Beställningsvara Leveranstid: från 7 vardagar
EAN:	9780141980614
ISBN:	0141980614
Språk:	Engelska
Bandtyp:	Pocket
Mått(BxHxD):	130x200x25 mm
Omfång:	396 sidor
Vikt:	320 gram
Titel:	The Gates Of Europe- A History Of Ukraine
Förlag:	Penguin Books Ltd.