Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery Asymmetrical Encounters in European and Global Contexts
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 e...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2019
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (210 p.) |
| ISBN: | 111.9781787350991 9781787351011 9781787351004 9781787351028 9781787351035 9781787351042 |
| Access: | Open Access |