History of the Baltic. From the Hanseatic League to the Monarchies of the New Age
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History of the Baltic. From the Hanseatic League to the Monarchies of the New Age
29.99 €
The first comprehensive study of the Baltic as a fascinating region: the rise and fall of the greatest dynasties, the dramatic events surrounding such cities as St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Revel (Tallinn), Riga, and Memel (Klaipeda), the changes brought about by new Enlightenment thinking, the unfolding of the threat of Napoleonic France, and the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The edition features black-and-white and color illustrations, as well as genealogical trees of the ruling dynasties and chronological lists of events. "My aim was to give an overview of the history of the Baltic region, which unites the various lands now belonging to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Belarus and Germany, through the lives of the people who shaped it. Since the individual areas of the Baltic region have interconnected histories, understanding the history of one country will be very helpful in understanding the others... In creating the book, I have followed, as far as possible, a chronological sequence rather than dividing it into geographical sections. With this methodology, it is possible to show how closely intertwined the individual histories are." (Caroline Boggis-Rolfe)
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