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Uniform Title Samoopredelenie i nezavisimostʹ Ėstonii. English
Title Estonia : identity and independence / edited by Jean-Jacques Subrenat ; translated into English by David Cousins [and others]
Published Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2004

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Description 1 online resource
Series On the boundary of two worlds ; 2
On the boundary of two worlds ; 2.
Contents Introduction / Jean-Jacques Subrenat -- A Very Ancient Nation / Hando Runnel -- Part I. From the Origins to the Mid-19th Century -- Marginalia on the Topic of Identity / Richard Villems -- The Time of Shadows / Tarmo Kulmar -- Historical Myth in National Identity : An Exchange of Ideas / Andrei Hvostov, Mart Laar, Harri Tiido -- Estonia from the 13th to the 16th Centuries / Tiina Kala -- From the Reformation to National Awakening 1520-1850 / Margus Laidre -- Part II. The National Awakening and the Building Up of an Independent State -- The National Awakening of the Estonian Nation / Ea Jansen -- Estonia and the World / Eero Medijainen -- Part III. The Soviet Period (1940-1988) -- The Soviet Period / Andres Tarand -- Resistance, Scepticism and Homo Sovieticus : An Exchange of Opinions / Jaan Kaplinski [and others] -- The Strong People of Kalev Remained (An Opinion) / Jaak Allik -- The National Identity and Culture of Estonians Living in the West 1944-1991 / Raimo Raag -- An Opinion / Toomas Hendrik Ilves -- An Opinion / Mari-Ann Kelam -- The Estonian Identity in Exile : An Opinion / Liis Klaar -- An Opinion / Aino-Lepik von Wiren -- An Opinion / Helga Nou -- IV. The "Singing Revolution" and Independence Regained (1988 to the present) -- The Restoration of Independence in Estonia / Mart Laar -- An Opinion / Tunne Kelam -- Reflections on the Late 1980s and Early 1990s : An Opinion / Kullo Arjakas -- The Conditions for a Multicultural Estonia / Rein Raud -- The Pragmatic and the "National" Approach to the Question of the Russian-Speaking Population in Estonia : An Exchange of Ideas / Sergei Ivanov [and others] -- Globalisation, Integration into European Structures and their Effect on National Identity and Culture : Discussion / Juri Luik, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Harri Tiido
Summary In the span of only seventy years, Estonia first proclaimed its independence, was occupied and deprived of its sovereignty, saw many of its citizens deported, and yet managed to recover its independence. How did this small nation keep its language and traditions alive during half a century of occupation, and how did it maintain such a vivid sense of identity? For the first time in English, this book gives a comprehensive view of the events which shaped the destiny of contemporary Estonia. The Editor, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, has called upon an unusually broad spectrum of the best experts (in history, archeology, political science, genetics, literature), but also on some of the leaders who took part in the rebuilding of Estonia, to offer more than a history, rather a unique testimony on a nation reborn. Estonia: Identity and Independence provides rare insight into the many aspects of a country whose location in Northern Europe, within the European Union, and as a NATO ally, but also as a close neighbour of Russia, deserves the attention of scholars, journalists, and informed readers today. This volume includes a thorough chronology of Estonia (from prehistory to accession to the European Union), and a brief c.v. of each co-author. Estonia: Identity and Independence is also available in three other languages (Estonian, Russian, French)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Nationalism -- Estonia
HISTORY.
Autonomy and independence movements
Intellectual life
Nationalism
Politics and government
Nationale identiteit.
SUBJECT Estonia -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
Estonia -- Intellectual life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96011023
Estonia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044977
Subject Estonia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Subrenat, Jean-Jacques
ISBN 1417562013
9781417562015