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This open access book will provide an overview of predominantly geographical and historical discourses connected with mountain landscapes in Montenegro and Slovenia. Very few countries, even considerably larger ones, can boast the mountain landscape diversity found in both countries. Special attention will be given to mountains as a national "symbol" and their role in the making of national identity. Discourses will also focus on the colonization of the mountains and later history, all the way to the contemporary settlements. Attention will be given to the cultural landscape and cultural heritage, such as monuments and architecture. As mountains are important forest areas and their remarkable landscapes constitute a great part of national protected areas attention will also be given to these topics. This will be the first book in English that compares mountain discourses between countries in South-Eastern Europe. Primary audience are geographers, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, ethnologists, foresters and landscape architects.
List of contents
Discourses on Mountains of Montenegro and Slovenia: An Introduction.- Mountains of Montenegro.- The Definition of Mountainous Areas in Slovenia.- Geomorphometry of Slovenia's Mountainous Surface.- Mountains of Slovenia.- Continuity of Mountain Settlements in Montenegro.- Human Presence in the Eastern Julian Alps from the Copper Age to the Early Middle Ages.- Prehistory of High-Altitude Landscape in Montenegro: Mount Sinjajevina Case Study.- Mountains as Medieval Man's Habitat in Montenegrin Territory.- Human Activity in the Slovene Alpine World in the Middle Ages.- Abandoning Traditional Identity Depopulation of the Mountain Areas of Montenegro Throughout the Second Half of the 20th Century.- Mountain Pastures in the Slovenian Alps: Their Role in Shaping and Sustaining the Cultural Landscape.- Population Migrations from Poddurmitor Region (Consequences and Alternative Development Paths).- The Archetypal Discourse of the Mountain Rumija as a Source of Montenegrin Identity and the Significance of its Existence through the Character and Work of Prince Vladimir.- Slovenian Mountain Attachment as a Hallmark of a Nation.- Spatio-Temporal Landscape of Durmitor and Drobnjak: Its Role in Creation of Highland Community's Local Identity and Its Toponyms.- Geographical Names and Place Identity in the Slovenian Alps.- Depiction of the Montenegrin Mountains as Seen in British, German, and French Travelogues: Geosophy in Montenegro in the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century.- Mount Triglav and Its Role among Slovenes.- "The Issue of Mt. Lovcen in World War I and Italy.- Examples of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Montenegrin Mountains.- Alpine Heritage in Slovenia: Between Authorisation and Imagination.- Recognition of Spatial Properties for the Location Assessment and Design of Bivouacs in the Slovenian Mountains.-The Chapel of Njego and the Mausoleum on Mt. Lovcen.- Mountain Forests in Montenegro: Usage and Public Perception.- Mountain Environment Protection and Protected Mountain Areas in Slovenia.- Temperature Conditions and Vegetation in Dinaric Frost Hollows.- Frost Hollows as Interesting Areas of Geo-and Biodiversity in the Alps.- Between Slovenia and Montenegro.
