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Changing Authoritarian Rule and Public Policy in Argentina, 1930–1970 Benjamin A. Most Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1991, pp. x, 206

rather, it is a detailed, documented update which is buttressed by newer statistics, personal observations and official disclosures. This allows for a new objective assessment of the Chernobyl tragedy. The other main theme of the book is the link between various ecological disasters (misconceived irrigation schemes, thoughtless nuclear power projects, large-scale industrial pollution) and the growth of political activism in Ukraine. Thus the movement for the protection of nature, "The Green World," the origins of the "Green Party," its leadership, activities and goals, the rise of other political groups and parties, receive a fair amount of attention by the author. The third theme focusses on the difficult life of Donbas miners, on their needs and demands, on their 1989 strike and its consequences for the economic and political situation in Ukraine. The book is illustrated and has an excellent index. Written in 1990 the book correctly pointed to a "definite and vibrant public spirit" that was present in Ukraine, the growth of public confidence and the ability of the people to identify and analyze the problems that continued to plague their economic, social and political life. The author did not predict the very rapid demise of the USSR and its central authorities, nor should he be faulted for it; but he did correctly anticipate many of the events that came to pass after the ill-fated coup of August 1991, such as Ukraine's independence. The value of the book lies in its sober assessment of Ukraine's prospects as a viable independent economic and political entity. The author is on the whole optimistic although he feels that to overcome the existing problems is "akin to rebuilding a nation after a long period of warfare, or even to constructing a society anew." It is a valuable contribution to the literature on Ukraine.