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Defender of Minorities
J. W. Hiden
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Description for Defender of Minorities
Paperback. The Latvian-German politician and journalist Paul Schiemann was a passionate advocate of independence for the indigenous Baltic peoples. This book presents the biography of a man who battled against both Baltic and German nationalism. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The Latvian-German politician and journalist Paul Schiemann was a passionate advocate of independence for the indigenous Baltic peoples. He unflinchingly resisted all forms of political extremism and wrote one of the earliest extended critical analysis of National Socialism. Schiemann vigorously opposed Nazi infiltration of the German minorities' movement and through this the European Nationalities' Congress. He also endured and commented bitingly on his experience of life under communist rule in the Baltic states. His memories, which he began to dictate to a young Jewish girl whom he was hiding, testify to his ideas on minority rights, extremism and Europe's future. ... Read more
The Latvian-German politician and journalist Paul Schiemann was a passionate advocate of independence for the indigenous Baltic peoples. He unflinchingly resisted all forms of political extremism and wrote one of the earliest extended critical analysis of National Socialism. Schiemann vigorously opposed Nazi infiltration of the German minorities' movement and through this the European Nationalities' Congress. He also endured and commented bitingly on his experience of life under communist rule in the Baltic states. His memories, which he began to dictate to a young Jewish girl whom he was hiding, testify to his ideas on minority rights, extremism and Europe's future. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850657514
SKU
V9781850657514
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99-5
About J. W. Hiden
John Hiden was Professor of History at the University of Bradford.
Reviews for Defender of Minorities
'Hiden's biography of this courageous man who battled against both Baltic and German nationalismopens up a little-explored chapter of Baltic history in a region today seen once more as the litmus test of the new Europe. Professor Hiden's passion for the story of Schiemann's selfless devotion to Latvia and to minority participation and rights informs and energizes an unbiased understanding ... Read more