The Idea of Central Europe Geopolitics, Culture and Regional Identity

The Idea of Central Europe: Geopolitics, Culture and Regional Identity (Tauris Historical Geographical Series) by Otilia Dhand
2019 | ISBN: 1838605819, 1784538531 | English | 288 pages | True PDF | 7 MB
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.