From recognition to restoration : Latvia's history as a nation-state

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; From Recognition to Restoration: Latvia's History as a Nation-State; Celebrating Origins: Reflections on Latvia's Ninetieth Birthday; Inter-war Multiculturalism Revisited: Cultural Autonomy in 1920s Latvia; Forgotten Voices: Reflections on Latvia during World War Two; The Deportation of March 25, 1949 in Latgale: Oral History Sources and Archival Documents; The Strange Death of Latvian National Communism; Latvia's 90th Anniversary: between 'Partocracy' and a Misconstrued Model of Liberal Economy.
Taking its cue from the 90th anniversary commemorations of November 2008, this work explores the relationship between state and nationhood during the three phases to date in Latvia's existence as a territorial entity: the sovereign statehood of 1918-1940.