Canada and the Ukrainian Question, 1939-1945
A careful and detailed analysis of relations between the Canadian state and the Ukrainian Canadian community during a period of conflict and change.
Description
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.
Reviews
"Canada and the Ukrainian Question, 1939-1945 offers interesting new insights and archival sources on this still lively and controversial topic." Stella Hryniuk, Department of History, University of Manitoba