Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery : Asymmetrical Encounters in European and Global Contexts
Hauswedell, Tessa
Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery : Asymmetrical Encounters in European and Global Contexts - London UCL Press 2019 - 1 electronic resource (210 p.)
Open Access
Historians often assume a one-directional transmission of knowledge and ideas, leading to the establishment of spatial hierarchies defined as centres and peripheries. In recent decades, transnational and global history have contributed to a more inclusive understanding of intellectual and cultural exchanges that profoundly challenged the ways in which we draw our mental maps. Covering the early modern and modern periods, Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery investigates the asymmetrical and multi-directional structure of such encounters within Europe as well as in a global context. Exploring subjects from the shores of the Russian Empire to nation-making in Latin America, the international team of contributors demonstrates how, as products of human agency, centre and periphery are conditioned by mutual dependencies; rather than representing absolute categories of analysis, they are subjective constructions determined by a constantly changing discursive context.
All rights reserved
English
111.9781787350991
10.14324/111.9781787350991 doi
General & world history
European history
History: earliest times to present day
Social & cultural history
European history global history cultural exchange
Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery : Asymmetrical Encounters in European and Global Contexts - London UCL Press 2019 - 1 electronic resource (210 p.)
Open Access
Historians often assume a one-directional transmission of knowledge and ideas, leading to the establishment of spatial hierarchies defined as centres and peripheries. In recent decades, transnational and global history have contributed to a more inclusive understanding of intellectual and cultural exchanges that profoundly challenged the ways in which we draw our mental maps. Covering the early modern and modern periods, Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery investigates the asymmetrical and multi-directional structure of such encounters within Europe as well as in a global context. Exploring subjects from the shores of the Russian Empire to nation-making in Latin America, the international team of contributors demonstrates how, as products of human agency, centre and periphery are conditioned by mutual dependencies; rather than representing absolute categories of analysis, they are subjective constructions determined by a constantly changing discursive context.
All rights reserved
English
111.9781787350991
10.14324/111.9781787350991 doi
General & world history
European history
History: earliest times to present day
Social & cultural history
European history global history cultural exchange