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Aldis Purs - Baltic Facades - 9781861898968 - V9781861898968
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Baltic Facades

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Description for Baltic Facades Paperback. Baltic Facades presents a new history of the Baltic area, one that dispels the myth of a single, coherent regional identity. Aldis Purs describes the unique character of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, whilst also examining the anxiety that these peoples feel about how others perceive them. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - most accounts of modern European history group these nations together under the umbrella term 'Baltic states'. In reality, these three separate, quite different countries are each continually struggling to find their own place within Europe whilst preserving their local identity. The idea of 'the Baltic' is a facade and yet the countries are tied together in many ways historically. Baltic Facades presents a radical new reading of the region, one that dispels the myth of a single, coherent Baltic identity. Instead Aldis Purs takes account of the uniqueness of each of the so-called ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Contemporary Worlds
Condition
New
Weight
282g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898968
SKU
V9781861898968
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About Aldis Purs
Aldis Purs is an academic and specialist in Latvian history. He has published widely on the Baltic region including The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (co-authored with Thomas Lane, 2002).

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