Latvia
A Short History
$41.55
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2015
Summary
The history of the Latvian people begins some four and a half millennia ago with the arrival of the proto-Baltic Indo-Europeans to northern Europe. One branch of these migrants coalesced into a community which evolved a distinctive and remarkably robust culture and language, and which eventually developed into a loose federation of tribal kingdoms that stretched from the shores of the Baltic sea to the upper Dniepr river. But these small independent kingdoms were unable to resist the later in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849044622 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1849044627 |
| Author: | Mara Kalnins |
| Publisher: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 354g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
‘Dr Kalnins shows, as only a scholar with her knowledge and of her repute can, the diversity and richness of Latvian history over several millenia. She is as thorough covering the craftmanship of the bronze age as she is on Latvia’s recent accession into the EU, NATO and its adoption of the euro.’ * Neil Taylor, author Bradt Guide to Baltic Cities *
About The Author
Mara Kalnins
Mara Kalnins is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College and formerly University of Cambridge Reader in Modern Literature. Her last book, The Ancient Amber Routes, explored the links between the Baltic and Classical worlds.
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