The Idea of Central Europe - Geopolitics, Culture and Regional Identity

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.>

About the author

Otilia Dhand is a Senior Vice President at Teneo Intelligence, a New York-based political risk consultancy, where she focuses on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Otilia Dhand, Otilia (Teneo Intelligence) Dhand, Dhand Otilia
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781838605810
• ISBN: 978-1-83860-581-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Tauris Historical Geographical Series; Tauris Historical Geographical
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Geopolitics, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Historical Geography, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Regional Studies, Political Geography, Regional / International studies, Historical Geography