Serhii Plokhy The Gates of Europe (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Gates of EuropeCondition: NewEAN: 9780141980614ISBN: 9780141980614Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/01/2016Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 24mmItem Weight: 315gAuthor: Serhii PlokhyLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A History of UkraineISBN-10: 0141980613Description: 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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