The Latvians : a short history
This is the first English-language volume that brings the history of Latvia to the threshold of the twenty-first century. Until the reestablishment of Latvian independence in 1991, Soviet dominance served for nearly fifty years to hinder publication of any complete and objective historical record of the region. Andrejs Plakans now places the evolution and formation of the Latvian nation in a balanced, historical framework that stretches from the early medieval period to the present. Particular emphasis is given to the period between the Latvian "national awakening" of 1816-1819 and the emergence of an independent Latvia in 1918. From this point forward, the book extensively chronicles an evolving Latvian state structure, provides an appendix that summarizes all changes and important officeholders, and explains the current system of political parties. This postperestroika historical narrative should contribute significantly to assessing the likelihood of Latvia's survival as an independent republic
Print Book, English, 1995
Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1995
History
xx, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9780817993016, 9780817993023, 0817993010, 0817993029
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The populations of the Eastern Baltic Littoral
Invasion, conquest, and the creation of Livonia
Politics, economics, and religion in the Sixteenth Century
The Trifurcated Littoral in the Seventeenth Century
The Baltic Littoral in the Russian Empire
A century of reforms
The Latvian nation acquires a state
The loss of independence
The reemergence of an independent Latvia
Continuities and discontinuities