Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Book-1 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Chronology -- Preface -- Reflections on the Estonian 'New National Awakening' -- Glossary of Abbreviations -- Map of Estonia -- Map of the Estonian-Russian Border Area -- 1 'One Day There Will Be an Estonian State' -- 2 The Long Second World War: Estonia UnderOccupation 1940-91 -- 3 Old Wine in New Bottles: The Politics of Independence -- 4 'The Little Country that Could': Estonia's EconomicReturn to Europe -- 5 'The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea': Foreign PolicyBetween East and West -- Bibliography -- Index -- Book-2 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Figures and Tables -- Chronology -- Preface -- Map of Latvia -- 1 A Historical Introduction to Modern Latvia -- 2 Latvia's Politics 1987-1991: The Thorny Road TowardsIndependence -- 3 Latvia's Democracy Examined: 1991-1999 -- 4 Latvia's Economy since 1991 -- 5 The Foreign Policy of Latvia -- 6 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index -- Book-3 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Chronology -- Preface -- Introduction -- Map of Lithuania -- Section I: Revival and Repression 1914-1985 -- 1 Independent Lithuania between the Wars -- 2 Sovietization 1940-1985 -- Section II: Independence and the Politics of Transition1985-1999 -- 3 The Achievement of Independence 1985-1991 -- 4 Government and Politics in Independent Lithuania -- 5 The Lithuanian Economy after Independence -- 6 Lithuania's Foreign and National Security Policy -- Bibliography -- Index.

Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into one account. Since gaining their independence, each country has developed at its own pace with its own agenda and facing its own obstacles. The authors examine the tensions accompanying a post-communist return to Europe after the long years of separation and how each country has responded to the demands of becoming a modern European state. Estonia was the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the European Union in 1988 and is a potential candidate for the next round of EU expansion in 2004. Lithuania and Latvia have also expressed their desire for future membership of NATO and the EU.

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