Population displacement in Lithuania in the twentieth century : experiences, identities and legacies / edited by Tomas Balkelis, Violeta Davoliute.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Population displacement during World War One and its aftermath -- Making the nation : refugees, indigent people, and Lithuanian relief, 1914-1920 / Andrea Griffante -- Forging a "moral community" : the Great War and Lithuanian refugees in Russia / Tomas Balkelis -- Displacement without moving : secession, border changes and practices of population politics in Lithuania, 1916-1923 / Klaus Richter -- Part 2. Population displacement in the Klaipeda region -- Population of the Klaipeda region and the balance of power in the eastern Baltic region, 1919-1960 / Vasilijus Safronovas -- Population shifts and displacement in the Memel region / Ruth Leiserowitz -- Part 3. Population displacement during World War Two and its aftermath -- Repopulating Vilnius, 1939-1949 / Theodore R. Weeks -- Between Poland and Lithuania : repatriation of Poles from Lithuania, 1944-1947 / Vitalija Stravinskiene -- A "forgotten" history of Soviet deportation : the case of Lithuanian Jews / Violeta Davoliute -- Religious life in a displaced society : the case of post-war Lithuania, 1945-1960 / Anunas Streikus -- Lithuanian diaspora : from displaced persons to diaspora politics / Daiva Dapkute -- Index of names.

"Population Displacement in Lithuania in the XXth Century : Experiences, Identities and Legacies is an edited volume written by historians from several countries offering a series of ground-breaking case studies on forced migration in Lithuania during and between the two World Wars. Starting with the premise that the mass movement of peoples during and after the Second World War needs to be understood in relation to the population displacement of the First World War, the authors draw on theoretical perspectives ranging from entangled histories, cultural theory and studies of nationalism to trace the ethnic, social and cultural transformation of Lithuanian society caused by the displacement of Lithuanians, Poles, Jews and Germans. Contributors are: Tomas Balkelis, Daiva Dapkut�e, Violeta Davoli�ut�e, Andrea Griffante, Ruth Leiserowitz, Klaus Richter, Vasilijus Safronovas, Vitalija Stravinskien�e, Ar�unas Streikus and Theodore R. Weeks"--Provided by publisher.