Estonia and the Estonians

Sisukord:Kokkuvõtlik ülevaade Eesti ajaloost hõlmab perioodi muinasajast 1990-ndate aastate alguseni. In this comprehensive survey of Estonian history, Toivo Raun places recent events into historical perspective with up-to-date analysis of the process leading to the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991 and the country's post-communist transition in the 1990s. He stresses the role of Estonia's strategic geopolitical location and the small number of ethnic Estonians as crucial factors that have shaped the history of the area and its inhabitants. Since prehistoric times Estonia has been a crossroads of northeastern Europe where the major powers of the region have struggled for influence. «Estonia and the Estonians» offers a balanced topical survey covering political history, the economy, social and demographic developments, and cultural life. Attention is also paid to historiography and to differing interpretations of major issues; throughout the book the history of Estonia is viewed in the larger context of northern and eastern Europe. Teine, täiendatud trükk.