Between the Seas

Deborah Paci teaches Digital Public History at the University of Bologna and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. She is also Research Associate at the Center for Modern and Contemporary Mediterranean of Côte d'Azur University, France, and the Institute of Island Studies of the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is the author of Corsica fatal, Malta baluardo di romanità. L’irredentismo fascista nel mare nostrum (1922-1942) (2015) and L’arcipelago della pace. Le isole Åland e il Baltico (XIX-XXI sec.) (2016).

• List of illustrationsPreamble: comparing islands AcknowledgementsMaps Introduction1 The Baltic Sea and Mediterranean regions as spaces ofexpectations2 The views of the European Institutions on the island question3 Insular identity in the Baltic Sea region4 Autonomy and independence in insular Mediterranean areas ConclusionReferencesIndex

In this fascinating book about the main islands in the Baltic and the Mediterranean, Deborah Paci shows that isola has little to do with isolation despite their shared origin. Rather than being isolated, Sardinia, Corsica, Gotland, Saaremaa, and the other book islands are closely connected in their larger spatial and historical context.