The Latvians: A Short History

by Andrejs Plakans

Overview

This is the first English-language volume that brings the history of Latvia to the threshold of the twenty-first century. Until the re-establishment of Latvian independence in 1991, Soviet dominance served for nearly fifty years to hinder publication of any complete and objective historical record of the region. Plakans now places the evolution and formation of the Latvian nation in a balanced, historical framework that stretches from the early medieval period to the present.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817993023
Publisher:	Hoover Institution Press
Publication date:	07/01/1995
Series:	Publication Series: Studies of Nationalities in the U. S. S. R.
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Andrejs Plakans is professor of European history in the Department of History at Iowa State University. He is the author of numerous articles on Latvian and Baltic history.

Editorial Reviews

Plakans (European history, Iowa State U.) chronicles the evolution and formation of the Latvian nation from the early medieval period to the present, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. He traces the historical roots of the current Latvian ethnic majority and devotes particular attention to the emergence of an independent Latvia in 1918. An appendix summarizes key events and officials from 1918 to the present, and explains the current system of political parties. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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