| Description |
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN |
9783838206486 paperback : alkaline paper |
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3838206487 paperback : alkaline paper |
| ISBN/ISSN |
9783838206486 |
| Note |
Collection of papers from a workshop held in Uppsala in December 2013. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
State, nation, and sovereignty amidst uncertainty and change : turning points and continuities in Latvian society and polity / David J. Smith -- Death and transfiguration : reflections on World War I and the birth of the Latvian state / Andrejs Plakans -- Latvians as a civic nation: the interwar experiment / Marina Germane -- Why remember Paul Schiemann? / David J. Smith -- The return of the gods? : authoritarian culture and neo-paganism in interwar Latvia, 1934-1940 / Deniss Hanovs and Valdis Tēraudkalns -- "Come on Latvians, join the party -- we'll forgive you everything" : ideological struggle during the national communist affair, summer 1959 / Geoffrey Swain -- "At first we missed our Latvia ... " : attitudes towards Latvian state during the Soviet period / Irēna Saleniece -- Latvians in exile and the idea of the Latvian state / Ieva Zake -- International reactions to the independence of the Baltic states : the French example, 1989-1991 / Una Bergmane -- "You are not the people" : revisiting citizenship and geopolitics / Li Bennich-Björkman -- Post-Soviet Latvia : a consolidated democracy in the third decade of independence? / Geoffrey Pridham -- The Europeanisation of Latvia's public policy : the case of foreign aid policy, 2004-2010 / Peteris Timofejevs Henriksson -- Paradoxes of power : gender, work, and family in the new Europe / Daina S. Eglitis -- Reflections on the political economy of the Latvian state since 1991 : the role of external goals. What to do now that externally defined goals have been realised? / Alfs Vanags -- The unbearable myth of convergence: episodes in the economic development of Latvia / Aldis Purs -- The roots of radicalism: persistent problems of class and ethnicity in Latvia's politics / Matthew Kott. |
| Summary |
"A quarter century after the formation of the Popular Front and a decade since joining the Eu, processes of state- and nation-building in Latvia are still on-going. Issues such as citizenship, language policy, minority rights, democratic legitimacy, economic stability, and security all remain objects of vigorous public discussion. The current situation also reflects longer-standing debates on the relationship between state, nation, and sovereignty in Latvian society and polity. By examining different aspects of these relationships, this volume aims to reveal both key turning points and continuities in Latvia's development, thereby helping to inform current debates." -- Back cover. |
| Series |
Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; v. 142.
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| Library Class |
Sov Stud D480
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| Subject |
Nation-building -- Latvia -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.
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Nation-building -- Latvia -- History -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Latvia -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Congresses.
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Latvia -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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| Other Author |
Smith, David J. (David James), 1968- editor.
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