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War, revolution, and nation-making in Lithuania, 1914-1923 / Tomas Balkelis.

Author/creator Balkelis, Tomas
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionvi, 186 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subject(s)
Series The greater war series
Greater war.
Contents State Failure, Social Disaster, and Refugee Politics During the Great War -- Breaking from Isolation: War and Nation-Building -- New War, New Mobilizations -- Two Visions of Lithuania: Revolution and the Advance of the Red Army -- Multidirectional War and Paramilitarism -- Home Front -- The Polish-Lithuanian Conflict: "A Dirty War" -- Peace or a Long-Term Crisis?
Summary This book explores how the Lithuanian state was created and shaped by the Great War from its onset in 1914 to the last waves of violence in 1923. Tomas Balkelis investigates the effects of the war on the evolution of Lithuanian society by telling the stories of war veterans, volunteers, POWs, paramilitary fighters, and refugees.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017953554
ISBN0199668027 hardback
ISBN9780199668021 hardback

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