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The creation of national spaces in a pluricultural region : the case of Prussian Lithuania /
"This book is essential reading on the spatial concepts that two erstwhile neighboring cultures, Lithuanian and German, once associated with one physical space--a Lithuanian region in Prussia. Covering a period of five centuries, the author explores how, when, and, most importantly, why these c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Lithuanian |
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Brighton, MA :
Academic Studies Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Lithuanian Studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book is essential reading on the spatial concepts that two erstwhile neighboring cultures, Lithuanian and German, once associated with one physical space--a Lithuanian region in Prussia. Covering a period of five centuries, the author explores how, when, and, most importantly, why these concepts have been developed and transformed, regulating the spatial imagination of several generations. The study focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, presenting the narratives, representations, and geographic conceptions of the region that existed in these two national cultures. The volume shows how knowledge about "their own" space ended up serving as a tool for both Lithuanian and German political aspirations and how it challenged the spatial concepts about this area in the previous century"-- |
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| Notas: | Translated from the Lithuanian. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 450 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781618115256 1618115251 |