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The Power of Song shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved independence in the Baltic “Singing Revolution.” When attacked by Soviet soldiers in public displays of violent force, singing Balts maintained faith in nonviolent political action. More than 110 choral, rock, and folk songs are translated and interpreted in poetic, cultural, and historical context.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-2
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  1. Introduction: Three Nonviolent National Cultures
  2. pp. 3-6
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  1. 1. Balts Speak to America, July 4, 1998
  2. pp. 7-23
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  1. 2. Herder’s Discovery of Baltic Songs
  2. pp. 24-49
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  1. 3. Three Singing Nations and Their Songs
  2. pp. 50-106
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  1. 4. Songs of Warrior Nations
  2. pp. 107-134
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  1. 5. Soviet Power versus Power of the Powerless
  2. pp. 135-159
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  1. 6. Living within the Truth in Choral Songs
  2. pp. 160-208
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  1. 7. Living within the Truth in Rock Songs
  2. pp. 209-260
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  1. 8. Living within the Truth in Folk Songs
  2. pp. 261-306
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  1. 9. Nonviolent National Singing Traditions
  2. pp. 307-328
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  1. Appendix I: Index and Map of Place Names
  2. pp. 329-332
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  1. Appendix II: Chronology
  2. pp. 333-338
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  1. Appendix III: Song Annotations and Index
  2. pp. 339-356
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 357-408
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  1. Bibliography, Discography, and Filmography
  2. pp. 409-434
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  1. General Index
  2. pp. 435-446
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