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A Concise History of the Baltic States

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  • Date Published: February 2011
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521541558

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  • 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 an 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 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.

    • Integrates the histories of the three Baltic peoples, bringing out their common features
    • One of few recent works to survey the history of the three states in the context of their location in a desirable corner or Europe
    • Focuses on and clarifies the complex twentieth-century history of the three nation states which came into existence after World War I
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    'A masterful survey of the history of the eastern Baltic littoral by one of the leading authorities in the field. Plakans' book provides the most accessible account to date of the rise of modern nationhood and of the commonalities of fate that have bound the peoples of the region during the modern era. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding contemporary Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.' David J. Smith, University of Glasgow

    'A tour de force of concise and yet comprehensive history - probably the most complete and nuanced in any language. Plakans traces the footsteps of hunter-gatherers and farmers moving north with retreating glaciers to the struggles of contemporary Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians as they labor to maintain their national identities amid globalized interdependence. He discerns no simple patterns and notes the distinct trajectories of each people. The author underscores what is not known, particularly about earlier times, but weaves abundant factual information into the narrative.' Walter C. Clemens, Jr, Boston University

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    Product details

    • Date Published: February 2011
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521541558
    • length: 492 pages
    • dimensions: 216 x 138 x 22 mm
    • weight: 0.67kg
    • contains: 45 b/w illus. 1 map
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    1. The peoples of the Eastern Baltic Littoral
    2. The new order, 1200–1500
    3. The new order reconfigured, 1500–1710
    4. Installing hegemony: the Littoral and Tsarist Russia, 1710–1800
    5. Reforming and controlling the Baltic Littoral, 1800–55
    6. Five decades of transformations, 1855–1905
    7. Statehood in troubled times, 1905–40
    8. The return of empires, 1940–91
    9. Reentering Europe:
    1991
    Suggested readings.

  • Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses

    • Baltic States and Scandinavia
    • Modern East European History
  • Author

    Andrejs Plakans, Iowa State University
    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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