Diana Mishkova and Balázs Trencsényi (eds.) Berghan Books English |
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
European Regions and Boundaries. A Conceptual History (~1.90 MB)