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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783795203321

Autore

Kordan Bohdan S

Titolo

Canada and the Ukrainian question, 1939-1945 : a study in statecraft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : McGill Queen's University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-282-85947-1

9786612859472

0-7735-6946-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.) : Maps

Collana

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Canada and the Ukrainian question, 1939-1945

Disciplina

971.0632

Soggetti

Ukrainians - Government policy - Canada

Self-determination, National - Territorial questions - Ukraine

World War, 1939-1945 - Ukraine

Canada

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Realism and Canadian Statecraft -- The Ukrainian Question and the Politics of the Status Quo Ante, 1939–1941 -- Realism, Canada, and the Grand Alliance: Political Obligations, Contradictions, and Costs -- The Nationalities Branch and the Interests of State -- Unencumbered Statecraft: Dealing with the Ukrainian “Problem,” 1943–1945 -- Towards an Understanding of Canadian Statecraft -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the difficulties the government faced in trying to reconcile moral imperatives and political interest, Kordan provides an innovative interpretation of government policy toward Ukrainian Canadians. Drawing extensively on Canadian, British, American, and Soviet archival material, he highlights the connection between the government's foreign and domestic concerns and the implications of each for Canadian nation building. Meticulously researched and richly detailed, Canada and the Ukrainian Question, 1939-1945 offers a clear but



critical statement about Canada's uneven approach to ethnic integration and policy making. It will be of interest to historians as well as those interested in foreign policy.