
Lithuania
The Rebel Nation
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 14. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8133-1839-4 (ISBN)
Description
In 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to break with the communist empire by declaring the restitution of political independence. Depicting a country at the crossroads of imperial designs, Vardys and Sedaitis trace the history, development, and ultimate triumph of the Lithuanian nation.They begin by exploring Lithuania's pagan ancestry and epochal struggles with Germanic and Russian states, with special emphasis on the first period of political independence between the two World Wars and on the effort to regain freedom in the wake of the perestroika reforms. The authors conclude by examining Lithuania's struggle with the legacy of Soviet rule as it strives to establish democracy and economic prosperity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1839-4 (9780813318394)
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Persons
The late V. Stanley Vardys was professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma. Judith B. Sedaitis is research associate with the centre for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University. The late V. Stanley Vardys was professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma. Judith B. Sedaitis is research associate with the centre for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University. The late V. Stanley Vardys was professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma. Judith B. Sedaitis is research associate with the centre for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University.
Content
Westview Series on the Post-Soviet Republics -- Preface -- About the Book and Author -- At the European Crossroads:Lithuania's Historical Roots -- A Taste of Independence, 1918-1940 -- Foreign Rule:Invasion from the East -- Resistance, Survival, and Reform -- Sajudis and the Party: The March Toward Independence -- Between the Kremlin and the West: Securing Independence -- New Beginnings: The Politics of Transition