Perceptions of Nature, Expressions of Nation investigates the role of conservation-based civic societies in defining Estonias relationship with the natural world. It links the natural and built worlds, cultural and national constructs, and historical memory. It also analyzes the power behind Estonias 1980s independence movement, sparked as it was by outrage at Moscows continuing colonialist policies. The project emphasizes the central role that Estonian nationalists and conservationists of the pre-Soviet era played in developing an enduring, unique, and pervasive national...