The idea of Central Europe
| Titel: | The idea of Central Europe : geopolitics, culture and regional identity / Otilia Dhand |
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| Veröffentlicht: | London; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2018 |
| Umfang: | viii, 277 Seiten : Diagramme, Illustrationen |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Tauris historical geography series ; 12 |
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| ISBN: | 9781784538538 ; 9781786723987 ; 9781786733986 |
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Central Europe is one of the key notions of classical geopolitics yet it has always been a somewhat elusive concept. Originally perceived as a plan for a German dominated political and economic union, it subsequently emerged to threaten leaders in the East and West in a variety of forms. Otilia Dhand provides a critical examination of the concept of Central Europe, from its early inception to the present day. Making extensive use of archival material, she shows how successive manifestations of Central Europe - of whatever vintage - have failed to bring about their intended changes on the international structure, and how customary claims about Central Europe are not supported by the original source material. The result is a work of outstanding scholarship that advances our understanding of regionalism and geopolitics in Europe.
