LEADER 03817oam 2200661I 450 001 9910815510703321 005 20241007115601.0 010 $a1-138-16293-0 010 $a1-315-01559-5 010 $a1-136-48311-X 010 $a1-136-48304-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315015590 035 $a(PPN)271484659 035 $a(CKB)2550000001161256 035 $a(EBL)1541092 035 $a(OCoLC)863823422 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001172938 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11645554 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001172938 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11193773 035 $a(PQKB)10174464 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1541092 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1541092 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10800170 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL544350 035 $a(OCoLC)868979580 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137412 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001161256 100 $a20180331d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Baltic states $eEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania /$fDavid J. Smith. [et. al] 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (705 p.) 225 1 $aPostcommunist states and nations 225 0$aPostcommunist states and nations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-28580-1 311 $a1-306-13099-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page ; Copyright; Book-1 ; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Chronology; Preface; Reflections on the Estonian 'New National Awakening'; Glossary of Abbreviations; Map of Estonia; Map of the Estonian-Russian Border Area; 1 'One Day There Will Be an Estonian State'; 2 The Long Second World War: Estonia UnderOccupation 1940-91; 3 Old Wine in New Bottles: The Politics of Independence; 4 'The Little Country that Could': Estonia's EconomicReturn to Europe; 5 'The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea': Foreign PolicyBetween East and West; Bibliography; Index; Book-2 ; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Figures and Tables 327 $aChronologyPreface; Map of Latvia; 1 A Historical Introduction to Modern Latvia; 2 Latvia's Politics 1987-1991: The Thorny Road TowardsIndependence; 3 Latvia's Democracy Examined: 1991-1999; 4 Latvia's Economy since 1991; 5 The Foreign Policy of Latvia; 6 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; Book-3 ; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Chronology; Preface; Introduction; Map of Lithuania; Section I: Revival and Repression 1914-1985; 1 Independent Lithuania between the Wars; 2 Sovietization 1940-1985; Section II: Independence and the Politics of Transition1985-1999; 3 The Achievement of Independence 1985-1991 327 $a4 Government and Politics in Independent Lithuania5 The Lithuanian Economy after Independence; 6 Lithuania's Foreign and National Security Policy; Bibliography; Index 330 $aSince the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into one account. Since gaining their independence, each country has developed at its own pace with its own agenda and facing its own obstacles. The authors examine the tensions accompanying a post-communist return to Europe after the long years of separation and how each country has responded t 410 0$aPostcommunist States and Nations 607 $aBaltic States 676 $a947.9/086 700 $aSmith$b David J.$0242096 701 $aSmith$b David J$0242096 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815510703321 996 $aThe Baltic states$94112713 997 $aUNINA