1939 : the year that changed everything in Lithuania's history / Šarūnas Liekis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liekis, Šarūnas, 1969-

Series:

On the Boundary of Two Worlds 20.

On the boundary of two worlds: identity, freedom and moral imagination in the Baltics, 1570-7121 ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vilnius, Battle of, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1939.

Jews--Lithuania--Vilnius--History--20th century.

Jews.

Polish people--Lithuania--Vilnius--History--20th century.

Polish people.

Vilnius (Lithuania)--History--20th century.

Vilnius (Lithuania).

Lithuania--Vilnius.

Vilnius, Battle of (Lithuania : 1939).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 386 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nineteen thirty nine

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This gripping and well-documented account of the history of the town of Vilnius and its surrounding region from the Polish ultimatum of March 1938, which forced Lithuania to open diplomatic relations with Poland, to the incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union in June 1940 is set against the evolution of Lithuania's relations with her neighbours during this crucial period. It is a major contribution to the outbreak of war in September 1939 and the subsequent evolution of Nazi Soviet relations. Prof. Liekis presents a remarkable history based on archival sources never before utilized in any English-language study. In revealing the geopolitical, ideological, economic, social and ethnic dimensions of an immense tragedy in the heart of Europe, the author provides a new perspective on the unraveling of a society and nation during the initial days of World War II as prelude to the most violent period in European history."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Šarūnas Liekis

INTRODUCTION / Šarūnas Liekis

HISTORIOGRAPHY / Šarūnas Liekis

THE INTERWAR LITHUANIAN REPUBLIC: BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT / Šarūnas Liekis

A DEVELOPING CRISIS / Šarūnas Liekis

A NEW FOCUS / Šarūnas Liekis

THE POLISH AND JEWISH QUESTIONS AND THE NEW AUTHORITIES / Šarūnas Liekis

THE END OF THE REPUBLIC / Šarūnas Liekis

ENDNOTES / Šarūnas Liekis

REFERENCES / Šarūnas Liekis

INDEX / Šarūnas Liekis.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-381) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789042027633

9042027630

OCLC:

566253314

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789042027633 DOI