Estonia and the Estonians

Second Edition, Updated

von Toivo U Raun

392 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Estonia and the Estonians provides the first compendious survey in any language of Estonian history, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. Estonia's strategic geopolitical location--a crossroads where the major powers of northeastern Europe have struggled for influence--and the small number of ethnic Estonians are crucial factors that have shaped the history of the area and its inhabitants. The book emphasizes the period since the mid-nineteenth century, when a national movement calling for Estonian cultural and political autonomy began to emerge. During the two world wars, Estonia gained and lost political self-determination. Yet a modern Estonian culture was firmly established, and a strong sense of national identity survived the Soviet era.

• ISBN: 9780817928520
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2002
• Größe: 231 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Hoover Institution Press