Population displacement in Lithuania in the twentieth century : : experiences, identities and legacies / / edited by Tomas Balkelis, Violeta Davoliūtė.

• TeilnehmendeR: Balkelis, Tomas.; Davoliūtė, Violeta, 1967-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: On the Boundary of Two Worlds 43.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Population Displacement in Lithuania in the XXth Century: Experiences, Identities and Legacies is an edited volume written by historians from several countries offering a series of ground-breaking case studies on forced migration in Lithuania during and between the two World Wars. Starting with the premise that the mass movement of peoples during and after the Second World War needs to be understood in relation to the population displacement of the First World War, the authors draw on theoretical perspectives ranging from entangled histories, cultural theory and studies of nationalism to trace the ethnic, social and cultural transformation of Lithuanian society caused by the displacement of Lithuanians, Poles, Jews and Germans. Contributors are: Tomas Balkelis, Daiva Dapkutė, Violeta Davoliūtė, Andrea Griffante, Ruth Leiserowitz, Klaus Richter, Vasilijus Safronovas, Vitalija Stravinskienė, Arūnas Streikus and Theodore R. Weeks.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Tomas Balkelis and Violeta Davoliūtė -- Introduction / Tomas Balkelis and Violeta Davoliūtė -- Making the Nation: Refugees, Indigent People, and Lithuanian Relief, 1914–1920 / Andrea Griffante -- Forging a “Moral Community”: The Great War and Lithuanian Refugees in Russia / Tomas Balkelis -- Displacement without Moving: Secession, Border Changes and Practices of Population Politics in Lithuania, 1916–1923 / Klaus Richter -- Population of the Klaipėda Region and the Balance of Power in the Eastern Baltic Region, 1919–1960 / Vasilijus Safronovas -- Population Shifts and Displacement in the Memel Region / Ruth Leiserowitz -- Repopulating Vilnius, 1939–1949 / Theodore R. Weeks -- Between Poland and Lithuania: Repatriation of Poles from Lithuania, 1944–1947 / Vitalija Stravinskienė -- A “Forgotten” History of Soviet Deportation: The Case of Lithuanian Jews / Violeta Davoliūtė -- Religious Life in a Displaced Society: The Case of Post-war Lithuania, 1945–1960 / Arūnas Streikus -- Lithuanian Diaspora: From Displaced Persons to Diaspora Politics / Daiva Dapkutė -- Index / Tomas Balkelis and Violeta Davoliūtė.