Latvia
A Short History
$49.39
- Paperback
270 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2025
Summary
From northern Europe’s earliest inhabitants to the search for security in the twenty-first century, Kalnins sweeps through the full story of a remarkable Baltic state.
The history of the Latvian people begins some four and a half millennia ago, with the arrival of the proto-Baltic Indo-Europeans in northern Europe. Over the following centuries of domination by successive European powers, the land’s inhabitants preserved a powerful sense of identity, fostered by their …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805264439 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1805264435 |
| Author: | Mara Kalnins |
| Publisher: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 270 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2025 |
| 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 life fellow of Corpus Christi College, and former reader in Modern Literature, at the University of Cambridge. Her most recent book, The Ancient Amber Routes, explores the links between the Baltic and Classical worlds. She is currently translating the ancient Latvian dainas (songs) into English.
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