A Concise History of the Baltic States

Andrejs Plakans

ISBN 10: 0521541557 / ISBN 13: 9780521541558

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

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2011. Concise. Paperback. An integrated history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians - from their origins as tribal societies to separate nations. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 492 pages, 45 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 490 pages, 45 b/w illus. 1 map. An integrated 2011 history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians - from their origins as tribal societies to separate nations. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 23. Weight: 676. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Concise History of the Baltic States
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521541557
• ISBN 13: 9780521541558
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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).