National Identity and Foreign Policy : Nationalism and Leadership in Poland, Russia and Ukraine

Cambridge University Press
 9780521571579
0-521-57157-X

This book argues that the foreign policy of any country is heavily influenced by national identity. This is especially the case in East-Central Europe where political institutions are weak, and social coherence remains subject to the vagaries of the concept of nationhood. Ilya Prizel's study examines the history and politics of Russia, Poland and Ukraine, and will be of interest to students of nationalism, as well as foreign policy and politics in East-Central Europe.