Estonian Life Stories Contributor(s): Hinrikus, Rutt (Editor), Hinrikus, Rutt (Compiled by), Kirss, Tiina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9639776394 ISBN-13: 9789639776395 Publisher: Central European University Press OUR PRICE: $114.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Baltic States |
Dewey: 947.980 |
LCCN: 2009017738 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.5" W x 9" (2.1 lbs) 554 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Baltic - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This anthology contains 25 selected life stories collected from Estonians who lived through the tribulations of the 20 century, and describe the travails of ordinary people under numerous regimes. The autobiographical accounts provide authentic perspectives on events of this period, where time is placed in the context of life-spans, and subjects grounded in personal experience. Most of the life stories reveal sufferings under foreign (Russian) oppression. |