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 re-establishment 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. 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.

About the author

Andrejs Plakans is professor of European history in the Department of History at Iowa State University. He is the author of numerous articles on Latvian and Baltic history.

Summary

Brings the history of Latvia to the threshold of the twenty-first century. Plakans places the evolution and formation of the Latvian nation in a balanced, historical framework that stretches from the early medieval period to the present.

Product details

• Authors: Andrejs Plakans
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1995
• EAN: 9780817993023
• ISBN: 978-0-8179-9302-3
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 230 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Series: Studies of Nationalities; Studies of Nationalities; Hoover Institution Press Publi
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History