A leading Ukraine specialist and firsthand witness to the 2014 Kiev Uprising analyzes the world’s newest flashpoint The aftereffects of the February 2014 Uprising in Ukraine are still reverberating around the world. The consequences of the popular rebellion and Russian President Putin’s attempt to strangle it remain uncertain. In this book; Andrew Wilson combines a spellbinding; on-the-scene account of the Kiev Uprising with a deeply informed analysis of what precipitated the events; what has developed in subsequent months; and why the story is far from over. Wilson situates Ukraine’s February insurgence within Russia’s expansionist ambitions throughout the previous decade. He reveals how President Putin’s extravagant spending to develop soft power in all parts of Europe was aided by wishful thinking in the EU and American diplomatic inattention; and how Putin’s agenda continues to be widely misunderstood in the West. The author then examines events in the wake of the Uprising—the military coup in Crimea; the election of President Petro Poroshenko; the Malaysia Airlines tragedy; rising tensions among all of Russia's neighbors; both friend and foe; and more. Ukraine Crisis provides an important; accurate record of events that unfolded in Ukraine in 2014. It also rings a clear warning that the unresolved problems of the region have implications well beyond Ukrainian borders.
#1111829 in Books Yale University Press 2013-08-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .60 x 5.70l; .70 #File Name: 0300198280224 pages
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book! Extremely interesting insight into group think and ...By Corinna CaudillExcellent book! Extremely interesting insight into group think and group dynamics that can lead to genocidal behavior; and how violence is "justified" and used to create and solidify group bonding. He mentions Hannah Arendt's notion of how acts of violence/murder can solidify one's place in the group and once committed; render the individual incapable of political action once they have partaken in the behavior. Really very fascinating sociological analysis of groups in history that bonded through genocidal actions.
