Lithuania
The Rebel Nation
1st Edition
Published on 27. August 2019
Book
Hardback
258 pages
978-0-367-31671-6 (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
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-31671-6 (9780367316716)
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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.
Content
1 At the European Crossroads: Lithuania's Historical Roots, 2 A Taste of Independence, 1918-1940, 3 Foreign Rule: Invasion from the East, 4 Resistance, Survival, and Reform, 5 Sajudis and the Party: The March Toward Independence, 6 Between the Kremlin and the West: Securing Independence, 7 New Beginnings: The Politics of Transition,