The Baltic States from the Soviet Union to the European Union - 9780415394970-image

The Baltic States from the Soviet Union to the European Union - 9780415394970

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Country of Origin: United States Book Title: The Baltic States from the Soviet Union to the European Union ISBN: 9780415394970 gtin13: 9780415394970

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The Baltic States from the Soviet Union to the European Union Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Identity, Discourse and Power in the Post-Communist Transition of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Author(s): Richard Mole Format: Hardback Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Routledge ISBN-13: 9780415394970, 978-0415394970 Synopsis The Baltic States are unique in being the only member-states of the EU to have fought to regain their sovereignty from the Soviet Union, only then to cede it to Brussels in certain key areas. Similarly, no member-states have had to struggle as hard as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to preserve their identity after fifty years of Soviet nationality policy in the face of sub-state and supra-state challenges. The post-communist experience of the Baltic States thus allows us to examine debates about identity as a source of political power; the conditioning and constraining influence of identity discourses on social, political and economic change; and the orientation and outcome of their external relations. In particular, the book examines the impact of Russian and Soviet control of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; the Baltic independence movements of the late 1980s/early 1990s; the citizenship debates; relations with Russia vis--vis the withdrawal of the troops of the former Soviet Army; drawing of the shared boundary and the rights of Russian-speaking minorities as well as the efforts undertaken by the three Baltic States to rebuild themselves, modernise their economies, cope with the ensuing social changes and facilitate their accession to the EU and NATO.

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