The Shaken Lands : : Violence and the Crisis of Governance in East Central Europe, 1914–1923 / / ed. by Tomas Balkelis, Andrea Griffante.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• MitwirkendeR: Balkelis, Tomas,; Bodó, Béla,; Böhler, Jochen,; Eichenberg, Julia,; Griffante, Andrea,; Górny, Maciej,; Kuldkepp, Mart,; Petronis, Vytautas,; Safronovas, Vasilijus,; Staliūnas, Darius,; Vareikis, Vygantas,; Vitkus, Hektoras,
• HerausgeberIn: Balkelis, Tomas,; Griffante, Andrea,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Lithuanian Studies without Borders
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (258 p.)

The volume focuses on violence during the breakdown of East Central European states brought by one of the most violent periods in modern European history: from the start of the Great War in 1914 until 1923 when Europe, finally, achieved peace after a series of civil conflicts and interstate wars. The contributors offer several case studies that cover the vast region stretching from the Baltic states to Hungary. They explore different types of violence against its civilian populations with a particular focus on communal violence committed by civilians onto their neighbors. They suggest that disintegration of state power brought by the Great War was a key condition that produced violence. Yet the process of post-WWI state building was equally or more violent as nascent East Central European states institutionalized the use of violence to achieve their political agendas.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Evolution of Wartime Criminality in Lithuania, 1914–1920 -- 2. War Violence and Its Representation: A Comparison of Civilian Experiences of the Great War on Both Sides of the Former Russian-German Border -- 3. The Military Pogroms in Lithuania, 1919–1920 -- 4. Scandinavian Volunteers as Perpetrators of Violence and Crime in the Estonian War of Independence -- 5. The Rich and the (In)famous: Social Conflicts and Paramilitary Violence in Hungary during the Counterrevolution, 1921–1923 -- 6. The Polish Central Government, Regional Authorities, and Local Paramilitaries during the Battle for the Western Borderlands, 1918–1921 -- 7. Eisenbahnfeldzug: Railway War in East Central Europe -- 8. Beyond Comparison? The Challenges of Applying Comparative Historical Research to Violence -- Contributors -- Index