Vilnius between Nations, 1795–2000 / / Theodore R. Weeks.
The inhabitants of Vilnius, the present-day capital of Lithuania, have spoken various languages and professed different religions while living together in relative harmony over the years. The city has played a significant role in the history and development of at least three separate cultures—Polish...
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Weeks, Theodore R., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Vilnius between Nations, 1795–2000 / Theodore R. Weeks. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2021] ©2015 1 online resource (366 p.) : 10 illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Frontmatter -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Abbreviations -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Nationality, Politics, Culture, Urban Space -- 1 Historical Background -- 2 A Center of Polish and Jewish Culture, 1795–1862 -- 3 The Period of Russification, 1863–1914 -- 4 World War I, 1914–1922 -- 5 Vilnius as a Polish City, 1919–1939 -- 6 The Destruction of Multinational Vilnius, 1939–1955 -- 7 Socialist Normalcy in Vilnius, 1955–1985 -- 8 Building a Lithuanian Capital City, 1985–2000 -- Conclusions -- NOTES -- Select Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The inhabitants of Vilnius, the present-day capital of Lithuania, have spoken various languages and professed different religions while living together in relative harmony over the years. The city has played a significant role in the history and development of at least three separate cultures—Polish, Lithuanian, and Jewish—and until very recently, no single cultural-linguistic group composed the clear majority of its population.Vilnius between Nations, 1795–2000 is the first study to undertake a balanced assessment of this particularly diverse city. Theodore Weeks examines Vilnius as a physical entity where people lived, worked, and died; as the object of rhetorical struggles between disparate cultures; and as a space where the state attempted to legitimize a specific version of cultural politics through street names, monuments, and urban planning. In investigating these aspects, Weeks avoids promoting any one national narrative of the history of the city, while acknowledging the importance of national cultures and their opposing myths of the city's identity. The story of Vilnius as a multicultural city and the negotiations that allowed several national groups to inhabit a single urban space can provide lessons that are easily applied to other diverse cities. This study will appeal to scholars of Eastern Europe, urban studies, and multiculturalism, as well as general readers interested in the region. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) History. Soviet & East European History. Urban Studies. HISTORY / Europe / Baltic States. bisacsh Lithuania, urban planning, diverse city. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110606744 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501758089 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501758089 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501758089/original |
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