The idea of Central Europe : geopolitics, culture and regionalidentity / Otilia Dhand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dhand, Otilia, auteur.

Series:

Tauris historical geography series ; 12.

Tauris historical geography series ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe, Central--Historiography.

Europe, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 277 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London ; I.B. Tauris, 2020.

Summary:

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Figures

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Puzzle of Central Europe

Chapter 2. Germany: Mitteleuropa - Realm of the German Nation

Chapter 3. Austria-Hungary: Pan-German Paper Dreams

Chapter 4. Britain and the United States: What the Enemy Covets

Chapter 5. Central Europe 1880 - 1918: Unsuccessful Exercises in Geopolitics

Chapter 6. Variations in Time and Space

Chapter 7. Conclusions: Central Europe and Beyond

Chapter 8. Postscript: Beyond Central Europe

Appendix 1. 'Tshirschky to Bethmann-Hollweg', 1 September 1914

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description basée sur la version papier.

ISBN:

9781350988781

1350988782

9781838609412

1838609415

9781838609429

1838609423

OCLC:

1154476693