European Regions and Boundaries. A Conceptual History

It is difficult to speak about Europe today without reference to its constitutive regions-supra-national geographical designations such as "Scandinavia," "Eastern Europe," and "the Balkans." Such formulations are so ubiquitous that they are frequently treated as empirical realities rather than a series of shifting, overlapping, and historically constructed concepts. This volume is the first to provide a synthetic account of these concepts and the historical and intellectual contexts in which they emerged. Bringing together prominent international scholars from across multiple disciplines, it systematically and comprehensively explores how such "meso-regions" have been conceptualized throughout modern European history.

ISBN 978-1-78533-584-6

CONTENTS

List of Tables and Figures  

Introduction: Diana Mishkova and Balázs Trencsényi 

PART I: EUROPEAN MESO-REGIONS

PART II: DISCIPLINARY TRADITIONS OF REGIONALIZATION

 Index

Reviews:

"With a roster of authoritative scholars, the chapters of this book chart the construction and use of the key concepts of European space. By focusing on conceptual ‘clusters', an extraordinary number of subjects are covered, and the complex processes at work are further highlighted by the frequent cross-referencing between chapters and topics, making this compelling book much more than the sum of its individual studies.".

Wendy Bracewell, University College London