Historical Dictionary of Lithuania

Historical Dictionary of Lithuania
Author: Saulius A. Suziedelis
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2011-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810875365

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Lithuania will serve as a useful introduction to virtually all aspects of Lithuania's historical experience, including the country's relations with its neighbors. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets.

The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies

The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies
Author: Patt Leonard
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1725
Release: 2020-02-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315480832

This bibliography, first published in 1957, provides citations to North American academic literature on Europe, Central Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic States and the former Soviet Union. Organised by discipline, it covers the arts, humanities, social sciences, life sciences and technology.

The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies for 1994

The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies for 1994
Author: Patt Leonard
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 740
Release: 1997-05-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781563247514

This text provides a source of citations to North American scholarships relating specifically to the area of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It indexes fields of scholarship such as the humanities, arts, technology and life sciences and all kinds of scholarship such as PhDs.

American Catholic Lay Groups and Transatlantic Social Reform in the Progressive Era

American Catholic Lay Groups and Transatlantic Social Reform in the Progressive Era
Author: Deirdre M. Moloney
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780807849866

Moloney traces the development of Catholic reform organizations in Progressive America. Exploring their work establishing settlement houses, promoting temperance, and aiding immigrants and the poor, she demonstrates the significant effect these Catholic lay groups had on American social reform.

Lituanus

Lituanus
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2004
Genre: Lithuanians
ISBN:

Encyclopedia of American Folk Art

Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
Author: Gerard C. Wertkin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135956154

For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.

The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas

The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas
Author: Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0253058511

The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas tells the story of the last chapter of Jewish rabbinical schools in Eastern Europe, from the eve of World War I to the outbreak of World War II. The Lithuanian yeshiva established a rigorous standard for religious education in the early 1800s that persisted for over a century and continues to this day. Although dramatically reduced and forced into exile in Russia and Ukraine during World War I, the yeshivas survived the war, with yeshiva heads and older students forming the nucleus of the institutions. These scholars rehabilitated the yeshivas in their original locations and quickly returned to their regular activities. Moreover, they soon began to expand into areas now empty of yeshivas in lands occupied by Hasidic populations in Poland and even into the lands that would soon become Israel. During the economic depression of the 1930s, students struggled for food and their leaders journeyed abroad in search for funding, but their determination and commitment to the yeshiva system continued. Despite the material difficulties that prevailed in the yeshivas, there was consistently a full occupancy of students, most of them in their twenties. Young men from all over the free world joined these yeshivas, which were considered the best training programs for the religious professions and rabbinical ordination. The outbreak of World War II and the Soviet occupation of first eastern Poland and then Lithuania marked the beginning of the end of the Yeshivas, however, and the Holocaust ensured the final destruction of the venerable institution. The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas is the first book-length work on the modern history of the Lithuanian yeshivas published in English. Through exhaustive historical research of every yeshiva, Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky brings to light for the first time the stories, lives, and inner workings of this long-lost world.