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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797916803321

Autore

Wulf Meike

Titolo

Shadowlands : memory and history in post-Soviet Estonia / / Meike Wulf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-78533-074-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

947.980072

Soggetti

Historians - Estonia

Intellectuals - Estonia

Historiography - Political aspects - Estonia

Post-communism - Estonia

Collective memory - Estonia

Nationalism - Estonia

World War, 1939-1945 - Estonia

Estonia Historiography

Estonia History 1940-1991

Estonia History 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Shadowlands; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Understanding Collective Memory and National Identity; Chapter 2 - Between Teuton and Slav; Chapter 3 - Historians as 'Carriers of Meaning'; Chapter 4 - Voicing Post-Soviet Histories; Chapter 5 - A Winter's Tale; Conclusion - Framing Past and Future; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Located within the forgotten half of Europe, historically trapped between Germany and Russia, Estonia has been profoundly shaped by the violent conflicts and shifting political fortunes of the last century. This innovative study traces the tangled interaction of Estonian historical memory and national identity in a sweeping analysis extending from the Great War to the present day. At its heart is the



enduring anguish of World War Two and the subsequent half-century of Soviet rule. Shadowlands tells this story by foregrounding the experiences of the country's intellectuals, who were instrumental in sustaining Estonian historical memory, but who until fairly recently could not openly grapple with their nation's complex, difficult past"--From publisher's website.