Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- List of Acronyms -- Preface -- Introduction: The "Quadruple Transition" in Ukrainian Politics and Society -- 1 The Demise of the Soviet Union and the Emergence of Independent Ukraine -- 2 Nation Building and National Identity -- 3 Religion, State, and Society -- 4 Ukraine's Weak State -- 5 Politics and Civil Society -- 6 Economic Crisis and Reform -- 7 Foreign Policy: From Isolation to Engagement -- 8 Ukrainian Defense Policy and the Transformation of the Armed Forces -- 9 Conclusion: Problems and Prospects for Ukraine in the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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