Balancing between National Unity and “Multiculturalism” : : National Minorities in Lithuania and Finland 1918–1939 / / Kari Alenius, Saulius Kaubrys.

• Superior document: On the Boundary of Two Worlds ; 47
• VerfasserIn: Alenius, Kari,; Kaubrys, Saulius,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kaubrys, Saulius,
• Place / Publishing House: Paderborn : : Ferdinand Schöningh, Brill Deutschland,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: On the Boundary of Two Worlds ; 47.; Schöningh and Fink Early Modern and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2022.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 pages)
• Other title: National Minorities in Lithuania and Finland 1918–1939; Preliminary Material /; Copyright page /; Acknowledgements /; Introduction /; Chapter 1 Continuities and Discontinuities From the Pre-Independence Period /; Chapter 2 Relatively Stable Demographics of the Majority and Minorities /; Chapter 3 Law and Politics: Necessary Fundamental Rights or Unjustified Privileges of Minorities? /; Chapter 4 Equal Educational Opportunities for All – With Exceptions /; Chapter 5 Economic and Social Diversity /; Chapter 6 Religious Freedom With Ethnic Segregation /; Conclusions /; Sources and Bibliography /; Appendices (Maps) /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 3657792783
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kari Alenius, Saulius Kaubrys.

The book provides a comprehensive picture of the Finnish and Lithuanian minority policies between the World Wars. The work also offers an opportunity to compare Finland and Lithuania as well as individual minority groups in this respect. Both countries opted for a policy that was quite tolerant by the standards of the time, but not all minorities were treated in the same way. It is evident that changes in political governance also affected the relationship between the majority (titular) population and national minorities.