Description: Defining Latvia : Recent Explorations in History, Culture, and Politics, Hardcover by Loader, Michael (EDT); Hearne, Siobhán (EDT); Kott, Matthew (EDT); Ijabs, Ivars (FRW), ISBN 9633864453, ISBN-13 9789633864456, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "In just over a century, Latvia has transitioned from imperial periphery to nation-state, then Soviet republic, and finally following the collapse of the Soviet Union to an independent republic. Defining Latvia brings together the latest research on the multiple social, political, and cultural contexts of Latvia throughout this turbulent period. Its ten chapters are written by leading political scientists, historians, and area studies specialists from across Europe and North America. The volume moves beyond an exclusively political context to incorporate a variety of social and cultural perspectives, ranging from the experiences of Latvian mapmakers in the Russian Empire, to the participation of Latvians in the Wehrmacht and Red Army during World War II,Latvian national communism, and the development of extremist politics following Latvia's accession to the European Union. Other chapters address developing trends in the fields of history and political science, including the history of antisemitism, memory, language politics, photography, and political extremism. Based on th's temporal span from the nineteenth century to the present, the authors and editors of Defining Latvia understand the construction of Latvian identity as a continuous and interconnected process across significant political and ideological ruptures"--
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Book Title: Defining Latvia : Recent Explorations in History, Culture, and Po
Number of Pages: 300 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Defining Latvia : Recent Explorations in History, Culture, and Politics
Publisher: Central European University Press
Subject: Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Europe / Eastern, Europe / Baltic States, World / European
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Siobhán Hearne
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
