The Latvians
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The Latvians
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Author : Andrejs Plakans
language : en
Publisher: Hoover Press
Release Date : 1995
The Latvians written by Andrejs Plakans and has been published by Hoover Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Latvia categories.
This postperestroika historical narrative should contribute significantly to assessing the likelihood of Latvia's survival as an independent republic."--BOOK JACKET.
Latvia
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Author : Mara Kalnins
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-04
Latvia written by Mara Kalnins and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-04 with History categories.
The history of the Latvian people begins some four and a half millennia ago with the arrival of the proto-Baltic Indo-Europeans to northern Europe. One branch of these migrants coalesced into a community which evolved a distinctive and remarkably robust culture and language, and which eventually developed into a loose federation of tribal kingdoms that stretched from the shores of the Baltic sea to the upper Dniepr river. But these small independent kingdoms were unable to resist the later invasion of the Teutonic Knights in 1201, an invasion that initiated nearly eight hundred years of helotry for the Latvians in their own domains. In the centuries of domination by successive European powers that followed, the inhabitants nonetheless preserved a powerful sense of identity, fostered by their ancient language, oral literature, songs and customs. These in turn informed and gave impetus to the rise of national consciousness in the nineteenth century and the political activities of the twentieth which brought the modern nation-state of Latvia into being. This book traces the genesis and growth of that nation, its endurance over centuries of conquest and oppression, the process by which it achieved its independence, and its status as a member of the European community in the twenty-first century.
The Wine Of Eternity
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Author : Knuts Lesin̦š
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
The Wine Of Eternity written by Knuts Lesin̦š and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with categories.
The Latvian A B C
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Author : Philip Birzulis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Latvian A B C written by Philip Birzulis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Latvia categories.
The Latvians In America 1640 1973
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Author : Līga K. Streipa
language : en
Publisher: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y : Oceana Publications
Release Date : 1974
The Latvians In America 1640 1973 written by Līga K. Streipa and has been published by Dobbs Ferry, N.Y : Oceana Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Social Science categories.
A chronology of the Latvians in America from 1640 to 1973, with selected documents and appendices.
The Latvian Saga
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Author : Uldis G̦ērmanis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Latvian Saga written by Uldis G̦ērmanis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Latvia categories.
The Nationalization Of Latvians And The Issue Of Serfdom
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Author : Andrew James Blumbergs
language : en
Publisher: Cambria Press
Release Date : 2008
The Nationalization Of Latvians And The Issue Of Serfdom written by Andrew James Blumbergs and has been published by Cambria Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
In the second half of the eighteenth century, an intellectual discourse developed in Livonia which shed light on the disastrous social conditions of the indigenous population. This book examines the premise that the resulting "nationalization" of the Latvians occurred in the 1780s and 1790s as a result of a German Enlightenment in Livonia. It investigates the role that eighteenth-century anthropological, ethnographical, historical, and cultural ideas played in this process of "nationalizing" the Latvians, and focuses on the development of the arguments for agrarian and social change by proponents of reform in Livonia at this time. The work investigates the historical structures and processes that shaped the agrarian constitution of Livonia's society up to and including the eighteenth century. This involves a comparative historical analysis of critical aspects relevant to the transformation of the agrarian and social reform discourse in Livonia in the second half of the eighteenth century and its ramifications on how the Latvians were perceived by Germans within Livonia and beyond. The introduction and dissemination of Enlightenment thought in Livonia, with particular reference to the Livonian agrarian and social reform discourse, is also explored. Utilizing primary sources, some relatively unknown such as the Briefe of Andreas Meyer, this study provides first-hand historical perspectives on Livonian society and German attitudes towards the indigenous population. The main writers and works of the Livonian agrarian and social reform discourse in the 1780s and 1790s are also studied. The works of Johann von Jannau (1753-1821), Heinrich Wilhelm Christian Friebe (1761-1811), Karl Philip Michael Snell (1753-1806), and Garlieb Helwig Merkel (1769-1850) are considered central to the Livonian agrarian and social reform discourse of the late 1780s and 1790s. Some monographs, essays, and articles in Hupel's publications, particularly the Nordische Miscellaneen, are also considered. It is purported that the first steps towards the "nationalization" of Latvian identity occurred as the result of new historical, anthropological, cultural, and ethnographical approaches to the agrarian and social issues of Livonia during this time. Culture, history, and language are central to the nationalization of identity and are key components in the theoretical considerations investigated. The literary discourse had implications that were significant in shaping and reshaping historical and cultural identity in the national awakenings of the Latvians at various stages in their history since the late eighteenth century. The way social, political, cultural, and ethnic relationships were understood and articulated was transformed by this late eighteenth-century discourse, in effect, "nationalized," as predominantly German theologians and writers sought to elevate and see dignity and authentic cultural value in the language and national character of the Latvians. This is an important and comprehensive volume for those in history and European studies.
Who Are The Latvians
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Author : Resnis, I
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Who Are The Latvians written by Resnis, I and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The Case For Latvia
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Author : Jukka Rislakki
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2008
The Case For Latvia written by Jukka Rislakki and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
What do we know about Latvia and the Latvians? A Baltic (not Balkan) nation that emerged from fifty years under the Soviet Union - interrupted by a brief but brutal Nazi-German occupation and a devastating war - now a member of the European Union and NATO. Yes, but what else? Relentless accusations keep appearing, especially in Russian media, often repeated in the West: "Latvian soldiers single-handedly saved Lenin's revolution in 1917", "Latvians killed Tsar Nikolai II and the Royal family", "Latvia was a thoroughly anti-Semitic country and Latvians started killing Jews even before the Germans arrived in 1941", "Nazi revival is rampant in today's Latvia", "The Russian minority is persecuted in Latvia. . ." True, false or in-between? The Finnish journalist and author Jukka Rislakki examines charges like these and provides an outline of Latvia's recent history while attempting to separate documented historical fact from misinformation and deliberate disinformation. His analysis helps to explain why the Baltic States (population 7 million) consistently top the enemy lists in public opinion polls of Russia (143 million). His knowledge of the Baltic languages allows him to make use of local sources and up-to-date historical research. He is a former Baltic States correspondent for Finland's largest daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat and the author of several books on Finnish and Latvian history. As a neutral, experienced and often critical observer, Rislakki is uniquely qualified for the task of separating truth from fiction.
Latvia In World War Ii
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Author : Valdis O. Lumans
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2006
Latvia In World War Ii written by Valdis O. Lumans and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Valdis Lumans provides an authoritative, balanced, and comprehensive account of one of the most complex, and conflicted, arenas of the Second World War. Struggling against both Germany and the Soviet Union, Latvia emerged as an independent nation state after the First World War. In 1940, the Soviets occupied neutral Latvia, deporting or executing more than 30,000 Latvians before the Nazis invaded in 1941 and installed a puppet regime. The Red Army expelled the Germans in 1944 and reincorporated Latvia as a Soviet Republic. By the end of the war, an estimated 180,000 Latvians fled to the West. The Soviets would deport at least another 100,000. Drawing on a wide range of sources--many brought together here for the first time--Lumans synthesizes political, military, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural history. He moves carefully through traditional sources, many of them partisan, to scholarship emerging since the end of the Cold War, to confront such issues as political loyalties, military collaboration, resistance, capitulation, the Soviet occupation, anti-Semitism, and the Latvian role in the Holocaust.