Mara Kalnins Latvia (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: Latvia Condition: New Subtitle: A Short History Author: Mara Kalnins Format: Paperback EAN: 9781805264439 ISBN: 9781805264439 Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Genre: History Release Date: 09/25/2025 Description: From northern Europe’s earliest inhabitants to the search for security in the twenty-first century, Kalnins sweeps through the full story of a remarkable Baltic state. 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 138mm Item Width: 15mm Item Weight: 354g Release Year: 2025 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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