Title
The Baltic : a history / Michael North ; translated by Kenneth Kronenberg.
Uniform Title
Geschichte der Ostsee. English
ISBN
9780674426023 (electronic book)
0674426029 (electronic book)
9780674744103
0674744101
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Language
English
Language Note
Translated from the German.
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
40024773838
10.4159/9780674426023 doi
Call Number
DK502.7 .N6713 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
947.9
Summary
"The Baltic is an overview of the region as a whole that deals with politics, trade, and cultures. The book is organized into ten chronological, roughly thematic chapters, with each chapter beginning with a vignette (focus) centered on a place with particular significance to the era under discussion. Throughout, the book pays close attention not only to trade and other economic issues, but also to population groups and demographic change. Significant portions of the chapters are dedicated to a treatment development of the 'Brick Gothic' architectural style, the brilliant achievements of artists such as Berndt Notke, the founding of universities, 'Nordic Romanticism', Baltic Sea tourism etc."-- Provided by publisher.
Note
"This book is an updated version of the German edition, originally published as Geschichte der Ostsee, copyright © Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, München 2011."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Introduction : trade and cultures
Vikings, Slavs, and Balts
The Christian mission and the settlement of the land
The Hanseatic League and the monarchies
The Reformation and the Nordic renaissance
Swedish dominance
The rise of Russia
Nordic romanticism
Revolutions and new states
Sovietization versus welfare states
Transformation and EU integration
Conclusion.
