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The Baltic States and Their Region
Author | : David James Smith |
Publsiher | : Rodopi |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789042016668 |
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With EU and NATO membership for the Baltic States now a reality, this volume examines the relationship of the three countries, their constituent peoples and their surrounding region to the wider Europe, both historically and in the period since 1991. In particular, the contributors seek to locate the Baltic area within the manifold debates surrounding the concepts of "new" and "old" Europe, including those occasioned by the current conflict in Iraq. Covering issues of identity, sovereignty, minority rights, security and relations with Russia the work assesses the likely contribution of this region to an enlarged Euro-Atlantic community. It will appeal to specialists and students in the fields of area studies, history, politics and international relations.
The Baltic States
Author | : Thomas Lane,Artis Pabriks,Aldis Purs,David J. Smith |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 705 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781136483042 |
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Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into one account. Since gaining their independence, each country has developed at its own pace with its own agenda and facing its own obstacles. The authors examine the tensions accompanying a post-communist return to Europe after the long years of separation and how each country has responded to the demands of becoming a modern European state. Estonia was the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the European Union in 1988 and is a potential candidate for the next round of EU expansion in 2004. Lithuania and Latvia have also expressed their desire for future membership of NATO and the EU.
The Baltic Sea Region
Author | : Witold Maciejewski |
Publsiher | : Baltic University Press |
Total Pages | : 686 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Baltic Sea Region |
ISBN | : 9789197357982 |
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Culture and Customs of the Baltic States
Author | : Kevin C. O'Connor Ph.D. |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2006-03-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780313014840 |
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The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are thriving after hundreds of years of German colonization, numerous wars of conquest, and demographic Russification. Their cultures have survived, perhaps through a conscious effort to sustain many of their most ancient customs and traditions. Though the Baltic States are responding to modern and postmodern international trends, contemporary developments in the region's cultural life are part of an ongoing conversation about the way in which the Balts understand their histories, destinies, and national identities. This timely overview of the reemerging states portrays the Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians as they see themselves—through a historical lens. The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are thriving after hundreds of years of German colonization, numerous wars of conquest, and demographic Russification. Their cultures have survived, perhaps through a conscious effort to sustain many of their most ancient customs and traditions. Though the Baltic States are responding to modern and postmodern international trends, contemporary developments in the region's cultural life are part of an ongoing conversation about the way in which the Balts understand their own histories, destines, and national identities. This timely overview of the reemerging states portrays the Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians as they see themselves—through a historical lens. The approach in each of the topical chapters is to generalize what is common among the three states and then to focus on each country in turn. Chapters on the land, people, and history; religion; marriage, family, gender, and education; holidays, cuisine, and leisure activities; language, folklore, and literature; media and cinema; performing arts; and art are a superb introduction to the Baltics and to the unique aspects of the countries. Lithuania's culture has been heavily influenced by Poland, and the capital, Vilnius, was a thriving center of Jewish learning until the Nazi years. Latvia is the most ethnically diverse and Russian-influenced. Estonia sees itself as a European country, indeed, Scandinavian.
The Baltic Sea Area
Author | : Sverre Jervell,Mare Kukk,Pertti Joenniemi |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Baltic States |
ISBN | : WISC:89054146428 |
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Jervell, S.: A report from Europe's northern periphery. - S.11-25. Waever, O.: The Baltic Sea region - Does it exist? - S.26-38. Joenniemi, P.: Baltic-Nordic relations: Prospects for future. - S.39-61. Neumann, I. B.: From the Nordic region to what? - S.62-73. Jonson, L.: Russia in the Nordic region in the period of change. - S.77-106. Vozgrin, V.: Sankt-Petersburg as Russia's northern capital. - S.107-119. Cheredeev, S.: Economic development and reforms in the Russian Arctic under transition to market economy. - S.120-129. Vares, P. ; Zhurjari, O.: The foreign policy on the Baltic states. - S.133-141. Kukk, M.: Estonia in transition - Reform or restitution? - S.144-157. Puga, A.: Latvia: realities of the return to Europe. - S.158-172. Antanavicius, K.: The Lithuanian economy: its present condition and the necessary steps for its recovery. - S.173-179. Gricius, A.: How far is Lithuania from Scandinavian countries and contemporary Europe? - S.180-196. Vilkas, E.: Lithuania - interlink of West Europe and Russia. - S.197-206. Tunander, O.: The strategic significance of the Nordic-Baltic region. - S.211-229. Visuri, P.: The changing political and military status of the Baltic region. - S.230-238.
Borders in the Baltic Sea Region
Author | : Andrey Makarychev,Alexandra Yatsyk |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2016-11-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781352000146 |
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This book focuses on the recent political trajectories within the Baltic Sea Region from one of the success stories of regionalism in Europe to a potential area of military confrontation between Russia and NATO. The authors closely examine the following issues: new security challenges for the region stemming from Russia’s staunch anti-EU and anti-NATO polices, institutions and practices of multi-level governance in the region, and different cultural strategies that regional actors employ. The common threads of this innovative volume are issues of changing borders and boundaries in the region, and logics of inclusion and exclusion that shape its political contours. From diverse disciplinary and methodological positions the authors explain policies of specific Baltic Sea states, as well as structural matters that make them a region.
Continuity and Change in the Baltic Sea Region
Author | : David J. Galbreath,Ainius Lašas,Jeremy W. Lamoreaux |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9789401205757 |
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Continuity and Change in the Baltic Sea Region uncovers the Baltic States’ foreign policy transition from Socialist Republics to EU member-states. Situated between the Russian Federation and Northern Europe, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have had to manoeuvre within an often delicate sub-region. Since independence, the foreign policies of the Baltic States have been dominated by de-Sovietization and European integration. Lying at the crossroads between small state theory and identity politics, this analysis engages with the development of Baltic foreign policies as post-Soviet, small and transitioning states. The authors argue that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania dictated their early foreign policy agendas based on a process of identity construction and as a response to their regional environment. This process took the Baltic States from East to West in their foreign policy aspirations. Key factors in foreign policy making and implementation are discussed, as well as external factors that shaped Baltic foreign policy agendas. Overall, the book illustrates how continuity and change in the Baltic foreign policies has been shaped by both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ factors. It is a study in the foreign policies of transitioning states and in this regard illuminates a much larger research area beyond its geographic focus.
The Baltic
Author | : Alan Palmer |
Publsiher | : Duckworth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-08 |
Genre | : Baltic Sea Region |
ISBN | : 0715639684 |
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A vivid and fascinating history of the Baltic Region for the general reader