The Baltic States examines the struggles of the Baltic peoples for national self-determination. It is divided into two parts. Part one explores their nationalist awakening, how the realization of national self-determination during the inter-war years of independent statehood manifested itself, and the impact that fifty years of subsequent incorporation into the Soviet Union has had on Baltic politics and national cultures. Part two examines the nationalist reawakening in the late 1980s, the re-establishment of Baltic national self-governance in 1990-91 and the problems that these countries now face as sovereign entities.

List of Figures - List of Tables - List of Contributors - Preface - Preface to the 1996 Reprint - Introduction: The Baltic Nations and National Self-Determination; G.Smith - PART 1: FROM NATIONAL AWAKENING TO INCORPORATION - Nationalism and Socialism in Historical Perspective; J.D.White - Inter-War Statehood: Symbol and Reality; N.Hope - Incorporation: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; D.Kirby - The Baltic States as Soviet Republics: Tensions and Contradictions; A.Shtromas - PART 2: FROM NATIONAL REAWAKENING TO STATEHOOD - The Resurgence of Nationalism; G.Smith - The Political Leadership; A.Park - Economic Restructuring; M.Bradshaw, P.Hanson & D.Shaw - Statehood, Ethnic Relations and Citizenship; G.Smith, A.Aasland & R.Mole - Index