Historical Dictionary of Estonia

by Miljan, Toivo

• ISBN13: 9780810849044
• ISBN10: 0810849046
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-13
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

This Dictionary provides an encyclopedic overview of Estonia from the 12th Century to the present, with two-thirds devoted to the past 100 years, and one-quarter covering the past decade and half. The only such work on Estonia in English, it consists of detailed, analytical articles on the economic, political, and social transition of Estonia from the beginning of its written history to its membership in the European Union.

Author Biography

Toivo Miljan is professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ontario, and adjunct professor of political economy, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland.

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Reader's Notes	xiii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xv
Maps	xviii
Chronology	1	(58)
Introduction	59	(26)
The Dictionary	85	(416)
Appendix A: Heads of Estonian Government	501	(2)
Appendix B: Estonian Foreign Ministers	503	(2)
Appendix C: Estonian Participation in Free and Mostly Free Elections, 1989--2003	505	(4)
Glossary	509	(2)
Bibliography	511	(46)
About the Author	557