LEADER 06329oam 2200793 c 450 001 9910956438603321 005 20260102090118.0 010 $a9783838206486 010 $a3838206487 024 3 $a9783838267180 035 $a(CKB)3710000001064288 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4550013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5782789 035 $a(Perlego)773183 035 $a(ibidem)9783838267180 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001064288 100 $a20260102d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLatvia - A Work in Progress? $e100 Years of State- and Nationbuilding /$fDavid J. Smith, Matthew Kott, Andreas Umland, Andrejs Plakans, Marina Germane, Deniss Hanovs, Valdis Teraudkalns, Geoffrey Swain, Irena Saleniece, Ieva Zake, Una Bergmane, Li Bennich-Björkman, Peteris Timofejevs Henriksson, Daina S. Eglitis, Alfs Vanags, Aldis Purs 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHannover$cibidem$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (335 pages) 225 0 $aSoviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society$v142 300 $aPapers from a workshop held in December 2013 in Uppsala. 311 08$a9783838207186 311 08$a3838207181 311 08$a9783838267180 311 08$a3838267184 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aState, nation, and sovereignty amidst uncertainty and change: turning points and continuities in Latvian society and polity / David J. Smith -- Death and transfiguration: reflections on World War I and the birth of the Latvian state / Andrejs Plakans -- Latvians as a civic nation: the interwar experiment / Marina Germane -- Why remember Paul Schiemann? / David J. Smith -- The return of the gods?: authoritarian culture and neo-paganism in interwar Latvia, 1934-1940 / Deniss Hanovs and Valdis Te?raudkalns -- "Come on Latvians, join the party--we'll forgive you everything": ideological struggle during the national communist affair, summer 1959 / Geoffrey Swain -- "At first we missed our Latvia ...": attitudes towards Latvian state during the Soviet period / Ire?na Saleniece -- Latvians in exile and the idea of the Latvian state / Ieva Zake -- International reactions to the independence of the Baltic states: the French example, 1989-1991 / Una Bergmane -- "You are not the people": revisiting citizenship and geopolitics / Li Bennich-Bjo?rkman -- Post-Soviet Latvia: a consolidated democracy in the third decade of independence? / Geoffrey Pridham -- The Europeanisation of Latvia's public policy: the case of foreign aid policy, 2004-2010 / Pe?teris Timofejevs Henriksson -- Paradoxes of power: gender, work, and family in the new Europe / Daina S. Eglitis -- Reflections on the political economy of the Latvian state since 1991: the role of external goals: what to do now that externally defined goals have been realised? / Alfs Vanags -- The unbearable myth of convergence: episodes in the economic development of Latvia / Aldis Purs -- The roots of radicalism: persistent problems of class and ethnicity in Latvia's politics / Matthew Kott. 330 $aA quarter century after the formation of the Popular Front and a decade since joining the EU, processes of state- and nation-building in Latvia are still on-going. Issues such as citizenship, language policy, minority rights, democratic legitimacy, economic stability, and security all remain objects of vigorous public discussion. The current situation also reflects longer-standing debates on the relationship between state, nation, and sovereignty in Latvian society and polity. By examining different aspects of these relationships, this volume aims to reveal both key turning points and continuities in Latvia's development, thereby helping to inform current debates. 330 1 $a?Most books devoted to the centenary of Latvian statehood, both in Latvian and in foreign language, have a celebratory tone, emphasizing positive achievements and avoiding criticism. This valuable collection of articles is an exception. It provides us with a wellbalanced, critical reflection on Latvian state- and nation-building experiences from many different angles?ranging from the competing narratives about the emergence of Latvian statehood in 1918 to social inequalities in present-day Latvia.? ?ZfO - Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies, 03/2018 330 1 $a?LATVIA?A WORK IN PROGRESS? 100 YEARS OF STATE- AND NATION-BUILDING is a fascinating and significant book [?] The Latvian case is a lesson to all transitional and multiethnic societies trying to build a strong state and a unified nation. This book is necessary reading for scholars, policymakers and postgraduate students to enhance their understanding of the complex processes associated with state- and nation-building and successful governance.? ? Europe-Asia Studies, Ohannes Geukjian, issue 70/8, 2018 330 1 $a?[?] here we have an eclectic collection of essays, all of which are well worth reading. 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