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The East-West Discourse: Symbolic Geography and its Consequences

The East-West Discourse: Symbolic Geography and its Consequences

Maxwell, Alexander
Jaskulowski, Krzysztof
Kamusella, Tomasz

Paperback

Series: Nationalisms Across the Globe, Book 8

General European HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3034301987
ISBN13: 9783034301985
Publisher: Peter Lang Uk
Published: Nov 23 2010
Pages: 237
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Political actors from many different countries locate their home country as a unique transition point between the East and the West. The terms east and west have become highly symbolic, yet also have a relative meaning, since every place is east of somewhere, and west of somewhere else. What gives this banal cliché such irresistible attraction? How does East-West symbolism interact with other symbolic geographies? This book examines East-West rhetoric in several different historical contexts, seeking to problematize its implicit assumptions and analyse its consequences, particularly in parts of Europe where political actors conflate local geography with symbolic Easts and Wests.

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