The House of Hemp and Butter - A History of Old Riga

Kevin C. O'Connor is Professor of History at Gonzaga University. He is author of a number of books, including, The History of the Baltic States, Culture and Customs of the Baltic States, and Intellectuals and Apparatchiks.

Summary

Founded as an ecclesiastical center, trading hub, and intended capital of a feudal state, Riga was Old Livonia's greatest city and its indispensable port. Because the city was situated in what was initially remote and inhospitable territory, surrounded by pagans and coveted by regional powers like Poland, Sweden, and Muscovy, it was also a...

Product details

• Authors: Kevin O'Connor, Kevin C. O'Connor
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2019
• EAN: 9781501747687
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-4768-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Niu Slavic, East European, and
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories