A Concise History of the Baltic States Contributor(s): Plakans, Andrejs (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521833728 ISBN-13: 9780521833721 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2011 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Concise Histories |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Baltic States - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: 947.9 |
LCCN: 2011282315 |
Series: Cambridge Concise Histories |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" L (1.70 lbs) 492 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Baltic - Cultural Region - Russia |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 12/01/2011 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Baltic region is frequently neglected in broader histories of Europe and its international significance can be obscured by separate treatments of the various Baltic states. With this wide-ranging survey, Andrejs Plakans presents the first integrated history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians - and draws out the common threads to show how it has been shaped by their location in a strategically desirable corner of Europe. Subordinated in turn by Baltic German landholders, the Polish nobility and gentry, and then by Russian and Soviet administrators, the three nations have nevertheless kept a their distinctive identities - significantly retaining three separate languages in an ethnically diverse region. The book traces the countries' evolution from their ninth-century tribal beginnings to their present status as three thriving and separate nation states, focusing particularly on the region's complex twentieth-century history, which culminated in the eventual re-establishment of national sovereignty after 1991. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plakans, Andrejs: - Andrejs Plakans is Professor Emeritus at the Department of History, Iowa State University. His previous publications include The Latvians: A Short History (1995) and the Historical Dictionary of Latvia, 2nd edition (2008). |
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