Supplement to A Lithuanian Bibliography

Supplement to A Lithuanian Bibliography
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Publisher : University of Alberta
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 0888640684
ISBN-13 : 9780888640680
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Synopsis Supplement to A Lithuanian Bibliography by : Adam Kantautas

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A Lithuanian Bibliography

A Lithuanian Bibliography
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Publisher : University of Alberta
Total Pages : 782
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ISBN-10 : 0888640102
ISBN-13 : 9780888640109
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Synopsis A Lithuanian Bibliography by : Adam Kantautas

An all-inclusive list of books pertaining to Lithuania held by libraries of the United States and Canada. Subjects covered in the two-volume set include geography, geology, legislation, censuses, diplomacy and foreign relations, social structure, culture, the economy, religion and many others.

The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795

The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 9780295803623
ISBN-13 : 0295803622
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795 by : Daniel Z. Stone

For four centuries, the Polish�Lithuanian state encompassed a major geographic region comparable to present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania. Governed by a constitutional monarchy that offered the numerous nobility extensive civil and political rights, it enjoyed unusual domestic tranquility, for its military strength kept most enemies at bay until the mid-seventeenth century and the country generally avoided civil wars. Selling grain and timber to western Europe helped make it exceptionally wealthy for much of the period. The Polish�Lithuanian State, 1386�1795 is the first account in English devoted specifically to this important era. It takes a regional rather than a national approach, considering the internal development of the Ukrainian, Jewish, Lithuanian, and Prussian German nations that coexisted with the Poles in this multinational state. Presenting Jewish history also clarifies urban history, because Jews lived in the unincorporated "private cities" and suburbs, which historians have overlooked in favor of incorporated "royal cities." In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the private cities and suburbs often thrived while the inner cities decayed. The book also traces the institutional development of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland�Lithuania, one of the few European states to escape bloody religious conflict during the Reformation and Counter Reformation. Both seasoned historians and general readers will appreciate the many excellent brief biographies that advance the narrative and illuminate the subject matter of this comprehensive and absorbing volume.

The Lithuanian Metrica

The Lithuanian Metrica
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Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9781644693773
ISBN-13 : 1644693771
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Lithuanian Metrica by : Artūras Dubonis

This volume analyzes the history of the Lithuanian Metrica—the chancellery books of the Lithuanian grand duke—from the formation of its books in the mid-fifteenth century until now. It reveals how the first Metrica books emerged in the second half of the fifteenth century, discussing the titles given to them in different periods in history, and explains why the Lithuanian Metrica should be considered the state archive of early Lithuania. Material hitherto unknown in academic literature about the fate of the Lithuanian Metrica at the end of the eighteenth century, in the last years of the existence of the joint Polish-Lithuanian state, is also revealed in this account. The book dedicates a great deal of attention to the history of the publication and research of the documents and books of the Lithuanian Metrica, which are now kept in Moscow, Russia, as a historical source.

The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas

The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 516
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ISBN-10 : 9780253058515
ISBN-13 : 0253058511
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas by : Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky

The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas tells the story of the last chapter of Jewish rabbinical schools in Eastern Europe, from the eve of World War I to the outbreak of World War II. The Lithuanian yeshiva established a rigorous standard for religious education in the early 1800s that persisted for over a century and continues to this day. Although dramatically reduced and forced into exile in Russia and Ukraine during World War I, the yeshivas survived the war, with yeshiva heads and older students forming the nucleus of the institutions. These scholars rehabilitated the yeshivas in their original locations and quickly returned to their regular activities. Moreover, they soon began to expand into areas now empty of yeshivas in lands occupied by Hasidic populations in Poland and even into the lands that would soon become Israel. During the economic depression of the 1930s, students struggled for food and their leaders journeyed abroad in search for funding, but their determination and commitment to the yeshiva system continued. Despite the material difficulties that prevailed in the yeshivas, there was consistently a full occupancy of students, most of them in their twenties. Young men from all over the free world joined these yeshivas, which were considered the best training programs for the religious professions and rabbinical ordination. The outbreak of World War II and the Soviet occupation of first eastern Poland and then Lithuania marked the beginning of the end of the Yeshivas, however, and the Holocaust ensured the final destruction of the venerable institution. The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas is the first book-length work on the modern history of the Lithuanian yeshivas published in English. Through exhaustive historical research of every yeshiva, Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky brings to light for the first time the stories, lives, and inner workings of this long-lost world.

New Lithuania in Old Hands

New Lithuania in Old Hands
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Publisher : Anthem Press
Total Pages : 205
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ISBN-10 : 9780857284532
ISBN-13 : 0857284533
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Synopsis New Lithuania in Old Hands by : Ida Harboe Knudsen

Based on detailed ethnographic material, "New Lithuania in Old Hands" analyzes the impact that European Union accession has had upon the country's aging smallscale farmers, and describes how the reality of Lithuania's EU membership has been a far cry from the scenarios of wealth and overabundance once promised. The text reveals that, in many instances, membership has resulted in a return to subsistence production, increased insecurity and a reinforcement of kinship obligations. Thus instead of treating the European Union as an elite project and voicing the support of various other segments of the population, this volume shows how broad parts of the rural population have been affected by and engaged in processes of change following Lithuania's accession - changes that threaten to have a large impact upon the future of the country's family structures and its farming demographic.

Legal Developments During 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence

Legal Developments During 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9783030547837
ISBN-13 : 3030547833
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Synopsis Legal Developments During 30 Years of Lithuanian Independence by : Gintaras Švedas

This volume provides an overview of selected major areas of legal and institutional development in Lithuania since the Restoration of Independence in 1990. The respective chapters discuss changes in fields varying from the constitutional framework to criminal law and procedure. The content highlights four major aspects of the fundamental changes that have affected the entire legal system: the Post-Soviet country’s complex historical heritage; socio-political and other conditions in the process of adopting new (rule of law) standards; international legal influences on the national legal order over the past 30 years; and finally, the search for entirely new national legal models. Over a period of 30 years since gaining its independence from the Soviet Union, Lithuania has undergone unique social changes. The state restarted its independent journey burdened by the complicated heritage of the Soviet legal system. Some major reforms have taken place swiftly, while others have required years of thorough analysis of societal needs and the search for optimal examples in other states. The legal system is now substantially different, with some elements being entirely new, and others adapted to present needs.

The History of the Lithuanian Language

The History of the Lithuanian Language
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Publisher : Mokslo Ir Enciklopediju Leidybos Institutas
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015042046527
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis The History of the Lithuanian Language by : Zigmas Zinkevičius

Soviet Bibliography

Soviet Bibliography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 406
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105027885719
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Synopsis Soviet Bibliography by : United States. Department of State. Library Division

The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania

The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 650
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ISBN-10 : 9780192568144
ISBN-13 : 0192568140
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania by : Robert I. Frost

The history of eastern European is dominated by the story of the rise of the Russian empire, yet Russia only emerged as a major power after 1700. For 300 years the greatest power in Eastern Europe was the union between the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania, one of the longest-lasting political unions in European history. Yet because it ended in the late-eighteenth century in what are misleadingly termed the Partitions of Poland, it barely features in standard accounts of European history. The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569 tells the story of the formation of a consensual, decentralised, multinational, and religiously plural state built from below as much as above, that was founded by peaceful negotiation, not war and conquest. From its inception in 1385-6, a vision of political union was developed that proved attractive to Poles, Lithuanians, Ruthenians, and Germans, a union which was extended to include Prussia in the 1450s and Livonia in the 1560s. Despite the often bitter disagreements over the nature of the union, these were nevertheless overcome by a republican vision of a union of peoples in one political community of citizens under an elected monarch. Robert Frost challenges interpretations of the union informed by the idea that the emergence of the sovereign nation state represents the essence of political modernity, and presents the Polish-Lithuanian union as a case study of a composite state. The modern history of Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Belarus cannot be understood without an understanding of the legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian union. This volume is the first detailed study of the making of that union ever published in English.