War, revolution, and nation-making in Lithuania, 1914-1923

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos / Books
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
War, revolution, and nation-making in Lithuania, 1914-1923
Publication Data:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Pages:
vi, 186 p
Notes:
Kitas leidimas: Lemtingi metai: Lietuva 1914-1923 m. : karas, revoliucija ir tautos gimimas. Vilnius : Tyto alba, 2019.
Contents:
Introduction: violence, revolution, and nation-making — State failure, social disaster, and refugee politics during the Great War — Breaking from isolation: war and nation-building — New war, new mobilizations — Two visions of Lithuania: revolution and the advance of the red army — Multidirectional war and paramilitarism — Home front — The Polish-Lithuanian conflict: “a dirty war” — Epilogue: peace or a long-term crisis? — Bibliography — Index.
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ENThis book explores how the Lithuanian state was created and shaped by the Great War from its onset in 1914 to the last waves of violence in 1923. Tomas Balkelis investigates the effects of the war on the evolution of Lithuanian society by telling the stories of war veterans, volunteers, POWs, paramilitary fighters, and refugees.

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9780199668021
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