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- Foreword to The Past: A Cultural History of the Baltic People
- Book
- 2000
- Published by: Central European University Press
summary
Over time at least four meanings have been attributed to the term 'Baltic' - drawing on thirty years of extensive research, Foreword to the Past is the first modern introduction to the enigma of the Baltic origins and the self-identification of the Baltic people. The book is divided into three distinctive parts: the first part recounts the history of the Baltic peoples relying on archaeological sources; the second part provides an objective linguistic history and a description of the Baltic languages; the third part provides an original and fresh insight into mythology in the ancient history of the Baltic peoples.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Tables
- pp. ix-x
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xii
- I. Meanings of 1989: Present Significance of the Past
- 1. Between Past and Future
- pp. 3-13
- 3.1989 as Rebirth
- pp. 25-38
- 4. 1989 and the Future of Democracy
- pp. 39-60
- II. Winners and Losers in the Great Transformation
- 8. Postsocialisms
- pp. 122-152
- III. Vulnerabilities of the New Democracies
- 10. Privatization as Transforming Persons
- pp. 175-197
- 13. Counterrevolution
- pp. 247-271
- 15. Politics and Freedom
- pp. 280-288
- IV. The New Europe: Prospects for Cooperation and Conflict
- 19. Chinese Bridges to Postsocialist Europe
- pp. 357-382
- V. Past, Present, Future
- 21. Conclusions
- pp. 395-402
- Contributors
- pp. 403-404
- Name Index
- pp. 405-414
Additional Information
ISBN
9789637326189
Related ISBN(s)
9789639116429
MARC Record
OCLC
52887963
Pages
440
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No