Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery : Asymmetrical Encounters in European and Global Contexts / edited by Axel Körner, Tessa Hauswedell, Ulrich Tiedau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Körner, Axel, 1967- editor.

Hauswedell, Tessa, 1978- editor.

Tiedau, Ulrich, 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 203 pages) : illustrations (colour)

Other Title:

Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press, 2019.

Summary:

Historians often assume a one-directional transmission of knowledge and ideas, leading to the establishment of spatial hierarchies defined as centres and peripheries. In recent decades, transnational and global history have contributed to a more inclusive understanding of intellectual and cultural exchanges that profoundly challenged the ways in which we draw our mental maps. Covering the early modern and modern periods, Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery investigates the asymmetrical and multi-directional structure of such encounters within Europe as well as in a global context. Exploring subjects from the shores of the Russian Empire to nation-making in Latin America, the international team of contributors demonstrates how, as products of human agency, centre and periphery are conditioned by mutual dependencies; rather than representing absolute categories of analysis, they are subjective constructions determined by a constantly changing discursive context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787350991

1787350991

OCLC:

1100490432

Publisher Number:

10.14324/111.9781787350991