{"product_id":"ukrainian-ritual-on-the-prairies-growing-a-ukrainian-canadian-identity-paperback","title":"Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies: Growing a Ukrainian Canadian Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Kononenko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Canada is home to one of the largest Ukrainian diasporas in the world, little is known about the life and culture of Ukrainians living in the country's rural areas and their impact on Canadian traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on more than ten years of interviews and fieldwork, \u003ci\u003eUkrainian Ritual on the Prairies\u003c\/i\u003e describes the culture of Ukrainian Canadians living in the Prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Despite powerful pressure to assimilate, these Ukrainians have managed both to preserve their sense of themselves as Ukrainian and to develop a culture sensitive to the realities of Prairie life, creating their own uniquely Ukrainian Canadian traditions. The Ukrainian church, an iconic though now rapidly disappearing feature of the Prairie landscape, takes centre stage as an instrument for the retention of Ukrainian identity and the development of a new culture. Natalie Kononenko explores the cultural elements of Ukrainian Canadian ritual practice, with an emphasis on family traditions surrounding marriage, birth, death, and religious holidays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUkrainian Ritual on the Prairies\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to a group of everyday people who are too often overlooked, highlighting their accomplishments and their contributions to Canadian life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Kononenko is Kule Chair Emerita at the University of Alberta. She lives in Waterloo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381315711225,"sku":"9780228021933","price":47.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qRUVI8rzFq9780228021933.webp?v=1778349294","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ukrainian-ritual-on-the-prairies-growing-a-ukrainian-canadian-identity-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}