Description: This collection considers how, when, and under what conditions the borders that historically defined the country of Ukraine were agreed upon. A diverse set of transnational contexts are explored, focusing mostly on the critical period of 1917-54 and revealing the shared history of territory and state formation in Europe and the wider modern world.
Brief description: Constantin Ardeleanu is professor of history at the "Lower Danube" University of Gala?i and long-term fellow at the New Europe College, Bucharest.
Review Quotes: "Borderology is complex in this rich case-study book. The book's musings on border conflict and negotiation show that selective claims to land and country settlement can appear at almost any time in Eastern Europe." The Russian Review