The Boundaries of Europe.

Europe's boundaries have mainly been shaped by cultural, religious, and political conceptions rather than by geography. In this context, this volume outlines the transformation of Europe's boundaries from the fall of the ancient world to the age of decolonization and explores, among other...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Italiano
Publicado: De Gruyter 2015.
Colección:Discourses on intellectual Europe ; 1
Temas:
Territory, National > Europe.
Geopolitics > Europe > History.
Territoire national > Europe.
Géopolitique > Europe > Histoire.
Boundaries.
Civilization.
Geopolitics.
Territory, National.
Europe > Boundaries > History.
Europe > Civilization.
Europe > History.
Europe > Civilisation.
Europe > Histoire.
Europe.
Literary Criticism.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Europe's boundaries have mainly been shaped by cultural, religious, and political conceptions rather than by geography. In this context, this volume outlines the transformation of Europe's boundaries from the fall of the ancient world to the age of decolonization and explores, among other aspects, the confrontation of Christian Europe with Islam and the changing role of the Mediterranean from?mare nostrum? to a frontier between nations.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783110420838
311042083X
9783110420722
3110420724

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