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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 283pp. Ill. Maps. Symposium of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia ; vol. 14. a fine copy. " After the first Soviet occupation, it was easy for the Germans to play the role of "liberators"and manipulate Latvian patriotism; it was just as easy for the Soviet Union to play the same role in the eyes of the world after the Nazi occupation, while severely suppressing any expression of patriotism as collaborationism and "fascism." Once these ideological causes are understood, it should be possible to start developing a historical discourse that accounts for the real victims and the actual perpetrators of both occupations." ( V. Nollendorfs).…

Paperback. Condition: VG-. Inscription of owner at start of book. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

orig. boards. Condition: Minor wear. VG., dustwrapper. 24x18cm, 283 pp., Weighs 900 grams. Series: Symposium of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia, vol. 14. Full title reads: "The Hidden and Forbidden History of Latvia under Soviet and Nazi Occupations 1940-1991 : Selected Research of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia". Contains 19 papers, all in English. Includes: The first Soviet occupation period in Latvia 1940-1941; The occupation of Latvia in June 1940: A few aspects of the technology of Soviet aggression; Soviet repression against residents of Latvia in 1940/1941: Typical trends;The 14 June 1941 deportation in Latvia; Latvia under the occupation of National Socialist Germany 1941-1945; Change of occupation powers in Latvia in summer 1941; Closed units of Latvian police: lettischer Schutzmannschafts-Bataillone: Research issues and pre-history; Waffen-SS units of Latvians & other non-Germanic peoples in World War II: Methods of formation, ideology & goals; Western allies in Latvian public opinion & Nazi propaganda during the German occupation 1941-1945; Resistance against Nazi German occupation in Latvia: Positions in historical literature; The Holocaust in occupied Latvia 1941-1945; A few episodes of the Holocaust in Krustpils: A microcosm of the holocaust in occupied Latvia; Members of the Arajs Commando in Soviet court files: Social position, education, reasons for volunteering, penalty: Sovietization of Latvia 1944-1991; Repressions against farmers in Latvia 1944-1953; Sovietization of Lativian historiography 1944-1959: Overview; The activities and main repressive tasks of Latvian SSR agencies of national security, 1944-1956; Resistance in Latvia 1944-1991; etc.…