Constructing the Narratives of Identity and Power: Self-Imagination in a Young Ukrainian Nation

by Karina V. Korostelina

Overview

This study analyzes the practice of national self-imagination and puts forward a structural-functional model of national narratives. It describes the differences and conflicting elements of the national narratives that constitute the contested arena of nation-building in Ukraine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498556606
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/27/2017
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Karina V. Korostelina is associate professor and director of the Program on History, Memory, and Conflict in the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 Structure and Functions of National Narrative Chapter 2. The Context of Ukraine Chapter 3. National Narratives of Ukrainian Elite Chapter 4. Impact from Outside: Ukraine in Narratives of International Donors and Experts Chapter 5. The Image of Ukrainian Future Chapter 6. Conclusion: Production of Meaning in National Narratives in Ukraine Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

With its sophisticated theoretical foundation and methodological rigor, this timely study by Karina Korostelina provides a valuable framework for understanding the divergent, often antagonistic understandings of national identity in Ukraine that block effective state and nation building in that pivotal, troubled state.

Thomas Sherlock

With its sophisticated theoretical foundation and methodological rigor, this timely study by Karina Korostelina provides a valuable framework for understanding the divergent, often antagonistic understandings of national identity in Ukraine that block effective state and nation building in that pivotal, troubled state.” —Thomas Sherlock, United States Military Academy

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