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The shaken lands : violence and the crisis of governance in East Central Europe, 1914-1923 / edited by Tomas Balkelis and Andrea Griffante.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Lithuanian Studies Without Borders Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Europe, Eastern--Influence.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Civilians in war--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.
- Civilians in war.
- Violence--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.
- Violence.
- Europe, Eastern--History--1918-1945.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1918-1945.
- Europe, Eastern--History, Military--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- The volume focuses on violence during the breakdown of East Central European states brought by one of the most violent periods in modern European history: from the start of the Great War in 1914 until 1923 when Europe, finally, achieved peace after a series of civil conflicts and interstate wars.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Evolution of Wartime Criminality in Lithuania, 1914-1920
- 2. War Violence and Its Representation: A Comparison of Civilian Experiences of the Great War on Both Sides of the Former Russian-German Border
- 3. The Military Pogroms in Lithuania, 1919-1920
- 4. Scandinavian Volunteers as Perpetrators of Violence and Crime in the Estonian War of Independence
- 5. The Rich and the (In)famous: Social Conflicts and Paramilitary Violence in Hungary during the Counterrevolution, 1921-1923
- 6. The Polish Central Government, Regional Authorities, and Local Paramilitaries during the Battle for the Western Borderlands, 1918-1921
- 7. Eisenbahnfeldzug: Railway War in East Central Europe
- 8. Beyond Comparison? The Challenges of Applying Comparative Historical Research to Violence
- Contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798887191744
- OCLC:
- 1376932329
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