Historiography And The Shaping Of Regional Identity In Europe

Author : L. Adao da Fonseca,D. E. H. De Boer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Europe
ISBN : 2503590713

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Historiography and the Shaping of Regional Identity in Europe by L. Adao da Fonseca,D. E. H. De Boer Pdf

This volume describes real and mental regions as the historical undertone that destined a changing Europe during the last millennium. Over the centuries, historiography - in many different forms - became an important vehicle by which to create, articulate, and express the existence, awareness, and characteristics of Europe's regions. Be it the histories of noble families that were important stakeholders in a region, urban histories describing the developing urban networks through which regions could function, dynastic histories emphasizing the relationship between ruler and region, or hagiographies describing holy men and women and their veneration as focal points within regions - all of them represented and reflected identities within an understood spatial and or mental sphere. Historiography can therefore help us to understand the way in which regions were seen from within and from without, and to understand the patterns and dynamics of regional cohesion. Moreover, it sheds light on the dialectic between nation and region, and on the relationship between the regional sphere and the wider (inter)national sphere. The authors of this volume look at individual European regions from different points of view, using historiography as a lens. They analyse the ways in which history as a construct has played a role in establishing regional identity, providing examples of the ways in which recording, interpreting, and recounting the history of regions through the ages has been instrumental in shaping these regions. The first section of the volume explores regional identity in medieval and early modern historiography; the second shows how, in the age of the invention and triumph of the European nation-state (the long nineteenth century), historiography of a new kind was applied for a deliberate creation of regional identity, or at least reflected the need for a historical confirmation of identities.

Author : Nils Holger Petersen,Dick De Boer,Martin Van der Velde,Bas Spierings
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3034339224

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The Historical Evolution of Regionalizing Identities in Europe by Nils Holger Petersen,Dick De Boer,Martin Van der Velde,Bas Spierings Pdf

Author : Kenneth J. Bindas,Fabrizio Ricciardelli
Publisher : Viella Libreria Editrice
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-13T00:00:00+02:00
Category : History
ISBN : 9788867289349

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Regional History as Cultural Identity by Kenneth J. Bindas,Fabrizio Ricciardelli Pdf

This book brings together scholars to reflect upon the significance and meaning of local and regional history, focusing on how these histories impact people’s cultural identity through traditions, culture, language, and politics. Scholars from all over the world analyze the process of communal identity construction ‒ the feeling of belonging to one state or nation regardless of one’s legal citizenship status ‒ by focusing on case studies from North America, South America, Africa, and Europe. By analyzing the cultural and social aspects of community formation through language, religion, symbols, politics, race, and blood ties, these papers reveal that national identity, rather than being an inborn trait, is more often a result of the presence of common elements in the daily lives of individuals.

Author : Klaus Roth
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Ethnocentrism
ISBN : 9783825813871

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Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe by Klaus Roth Pdf

Southeastern Europe is often portrayed as an area plagued by endemic nationalisms, a view that seems to be confirmed by the break-up of Yugoslavia. However, a closer look shows that the nation is not the only territorial unit of identification. Regions play an important role as well, especially those that look back on traditions that differ from those of the national state. Thus, the end of socialism also brought forward regional movements which articulated opposition to the dominance of the centralized state. These developments are furthered by the integration into the European Union, whose policy of a "Europe of the Regions" demands strong regional centres for the administration of structural funds and for the empowerment of the regions. The contributions to this volume address the dynamics of regions, regionalism and regional identities in present Southeast Europe, but also look into the history of individual regions. They provide ample material for understanding the complex nature of territorial identification in this rapidly changing part of Europe.

Author : Sven Tägil
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 1557531862

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Regions in Central Europe by Sven Tägil Pdf

The subject of Euro-regions is topical and controversial, but those of Central Europe have been neglected by scholars. 'Central Europe' is demarcated variously according to geographical, political, economic and cultural criteria. The subjective term 'region' and its theoretical implications are considered in the opening chapters. The empirical section ranges in time from the appearance of the German 'stern' duchies in the Middle Ages to cross-border cooperation in the Oder area today, and geographically from Baden-Wurttemberg in the west to Transylvania, Carpatho-Ruthenia and the Kaliningrad enclave in the east. The authors all highlight the complex problems of local identity and the centrality of culture in shaping notions of the region.

Author : Xosé M. Núñez Seixas,Eric Storm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474275224

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Regionalism and Modern Europe by Xosé M. Núñez Seixas,Eric Storm Pdf

Providing a valuable overview of regionalism throughout the entire continent, Regionalism in Modern Europe combines both geographical and thematic approaches to examine the origins and development of regional movements and identities in Europe from 1890 to the present. A wide range of internationally renowned scholars from the USA, the UK and mainland Europe are brought together here in one volume to examine the historical roots of the current regional movements, and to explain why some of them - Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders, among others – evolve into nationalist movements and even strive for independence, while others – Brittany, Bavaria – do not. They look at how regional identities - through regional folklore, language, crafts, dishes, beverages and tourist attractions - were constructed during the 20th century and explore the relationship between national and subnational identities, as well as regional and local identities. The book also includes 7 images, 7 maps and useful end-of-chapter further reading lists. This is a crucial text for anyone keen to know more about the history of the topical – and at times controversial – subject of regionalism in modern Europe.

Author : J. Augusteijn,H. Storm
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137271303

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Region and State in Nineteenth-Century Europe by J. Augusteijn,H. Storm Pdf

In reaction to the centralizing nation-building efforts of states in nineteenth-century Europe, many regions began to define their own identity. In thirteen stimulating essays, specialists analyze why regional identities became widely celebrated towards the end of that century and why some considered themselves part of the new national self-image.

Author : Laurence Cole
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230801424

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Different Paths to the Nation by Laurence Cole Pdf

The essays in this volume analyse issues of national and regional identity during a key phase of nation-state formation in mid-nineteenth century Europe. By asking how contemporaries articulated regional and national identities, the book offers a fresh prospective on the process of nationalization in modern German, Austrian and Italian histories.

Author : S. Berger,C. Conrad
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0230500099

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The Past as History by S. Berger,C. Conrad Pdf

The book provides a synthesis of the development of the genre of national history writing in Europe, in particular it seeks to illuminate the relationship between history writing and the construction of national identities in modern Europe.

Author : Otilia Dhand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781838609429

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The Idea of Central Europe by Otilia Dhand Pdf

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.

Author : Jan Hansen,Jochen Hung,Jaroslav Ira,Judit Klement,Sylvain Lesage,Juan Luis Simal,Andrew Tompkins
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800648739

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The European Experience by Jan Hansen,Jochen Hung,Jaroslav Ira,Judit Klement,Sylvain Lesage,Juan Luis Simal,Andrew Tompkins Pdf

The European Experience brings together the expertise of nearly a hundred historians from eight European universities to internationalise and diversify the study of modern European history, exploring a grand sweep of time from 1500 to 2000. Offering a valuable corrective to the Anglocentric narratives of previous English-language textbooks, scholars from all over Europe have pooled their knowledge on comparative themes such as identities, cultural encounters, power and citizenship, and economic development to reflect the complexity and heterogeneous nature of the European experience. Rather than another grand narrative, the international author teams offer a multifaceted and rich perspective on the history of the continent of the past 500 years. Each major theme is dissected through three chronological sub-chapters, revealing how major social, political and historical trends manifested themselves in different European settings during the early modern (1500–1800), modern (1800–1900) and contemporary period (1900–2000). This resource is of utmost relevance to today’s history students in the light of ongoing internationalisation strategies for higher education curricula, as it delivers one of the first multi-perspective and truly ‘European’ analyses of the continent’s past. Beyond the provision of historical content, this textbook equips students with the intellectual tools to interrogate prevailing accounts of European history, and enables them to seek out additional perspectives in a bid to further enrich the discipline.

Author : Gerda Heydemann,Helmut Reimitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Christians
ISBN : 2503584705

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Historiography and Identity II by Gerda Heydemann,Helmut Reimitz Pdf

The first volume in the Historiography and Identity sub-series examines the many ways historiographical works shaped identities in ancient and medieval societies, providing a basis for understanding the successive developments in Western historiography.00The six-volume sub-series 'Historiography and Identity' unites a wide variety of case studies from Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages, from the Latin West to the emerging polities in Northern and Eastern Europe, and also incorporates a Eurasian perspective which includes the Islamic World and China. The series aims to develop a critical methodology that harnesses the potential of identity studies to enhance our understanding of the construction and impact of historiography.00This first volume in the 'Historiography and Identity' sub-series examines the many ways in which historiographical works shaped identities in ancient and medieval societies by focusing on the historians of ancient Greece and the late Roman Empire. It presents in-depth studies about how history writing could create a sense of community, thereby shedding light on the links between authorial strategies, processes of identification, and cultural memory. The contributions explore the importance of regional, ethnic, cultural, and imperial identities to the process of history writing, embedding the works in the changing political landscape. --

Author : Lotte Jensen
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789048530649

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The roots of nationalism by Lotte Jensen Pdf

This collection brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to offer perspectives on national identity formation in various European contexts between 1600 and 1815. Contributors challenge the dichotomy between modernists and traditionalists in nationalism studies through an emphasis on continuity rather than ruptures in the shaping of European nations in the period, while also offering an overview of current debates in the field and case studies on a number of topics, including literature, historiography, and cartography.

Author : Diana Mishkova,Balázs Trencsényi
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785335853

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European Regions and Boundaries by Diana Mishkova,Balázs Trencsényi Pdf

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.

Author : Ander Delgado,Andrew Mycock
Publisher : IAP
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9798887302539

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Conflicts in History Education in Europe by Ander Delgado,Andrew Mycock Pdf

The heightened resonance of identity-driven politics in many states across twenty first century Europe emphasizes the critical role of history in shaping public contestation of the idea of the nation, and accordant manifestations of nationalism and national identity. How the past is interpreted or what and how is remembered has proven increasingly febrile, contentious, and divisive. Debates about history have gone beyond academia, and have permeated and polarised politics and society in many European countries. Intense debate and dispute about national history and culture has often focused on the history teaching in schools, colleges, and universities. According to the aforementioned, it is evident that the teaching of history in the classroom is a relevant topic within the educational system. For this reason, it is not surprising that many times the choice of what kind of history to teach becomes a controversial topic. The existence in a given society of different visions about the nation or the various responses proposed to face the social challenges existing in it (immigration, independence nationalisms...) can turn the teaching of history into a debated and controversial topic. Logically, depending on the specific political context of each country, this debate can acquire different developments and characteristics. The school is not an institution isolated from its socio-political context. In fact, both areas constantly interact. Therefore, this book proposes an approach to this topic that tries to connect the specific political context of different countries with the debates about education and history teaching from 1990 until the present. It deals with the extent to which the social and political context affects the history teaching practice developed in the classrooms through the decisions made on the official curricula and textbooks. Emphasizing this connection between both aspects is one of the strengths of this book. That is the reason why this book proposes an approach to that reality from diverse points of view and show the different materializations observed in this area in the studied cases. The chapters of this volume allow us to verify this heterogeneous reality and help enrich our knowledge on this broad and interesting topic.