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)

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Copyright page / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Acknowledgements / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Introduction / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Chapter 1 Continuities and Discontinuities From the Pre-Independence Period / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Chapter 2 Relatively Stable Demographics of the Majority and Minorities / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Chapter 3 Law and Politics: Necessary Fundamental Rights or Unjustified Privileges of Minorities? / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Chapter 4 Equal Educational Opportunities for All – With Exceptions / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Chapter 5 Economic and Social Diversity / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Chapter 6 Religious Freedom With Ethnic Segregation / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Conclusions / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Sources and Bibliography / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Appendices (Maps) / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys -- Index / Kari Alenius and Saulius Kaubrys.