Idea of Central Europe

Geopolitics, Culture and Regional Identity

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Central Europe is one of the key notions of classical geopolitics yet it has always been a somewhat elusive concept. Originally perceived as a plan for a German dominated political and economic union, it subsequently emerged to threaten leaders in the East and West in a variety of forms. Otilia Dhand provides a critical examination of the concept of Central Europe, from its early inception to the present day. Making extensive use of archival material, she shows how successive manifestations of Central Europe - of whatever vintage - have failed to bring about their intended changes on the international structure, and how customary claims about Central Europe are not supported by the original source material. The result is a work of outstanding scholarship that advances our understanding of regionalism and geopolitics in Europe.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-10-31
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt336 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieTauris Historical Geographical Series
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781838605810

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Otilia Dhand is a Senior Vice President at Teneo Intelligence, a New York-based political risk consultancy, where she focuses on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. She holds a PhD in geopolitics from King's College London, a degree in Russian and East European Studies from St Antony's College, Oxford University, and a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Matej Bel University in Slovakia. She is regularly quoted in the international media, including the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Reuters, and she frequently appears in live commentaries and expert debates on the BBC, Sky News, Bloomberg TV, CNN and CNBC.

ContentsPreface and acknowledgementsIntroduction: The Puzzle of Central EuropeThe emerging puzzleThe pivot of geopoliticsApproaching Central Europe1 Germany: Mitteleuropa, the realm of the German nationThe narrative of German Central EuropeShifting identities: from German to Central EuropeNationalist dream or pragmatic customs unionFriedrich Naumann and wartime concepts Unsuccessful agitators vs. unimpressed governmentA tale of wartime Mitteleuropa Central Europe in German imperial policy2 Austria-Hungary: Pan-German paper dreamsThe legacy of 1848The pan-German movementThe Belvedere CircleThe pan-German revivalCentral Europe, the Austrian wayChallengers: From Kramá? to MasarykThe winding path to a dead endStrengths and weaknesses of the Other3 Britain and the United States: What the enemy covets‘Seat of war’Shifting threat perceptionsThe Foreign Office and Masaryk’s dismemberment plans The view from across the Atlantic: the InquiryThe stillborn mid-European Union of 1918Construction of the Other4 Central Europe1880-1918: Unsuccessful exercises in geopoliticsThe battle for definitionCentral Europe equates to a pan-German EuropeCentral Europe in policy-makers’ mindsSmart propaganda that failed5 Variations in time and spaceInterwar discourse: from Danubian Federation to Reich, 1919-1939World War II: Return of the Middle Tier, 1939-1945Cold War: a non-existent concept, 1945-1984Breaking ice: The anti-politics of Central Europe, 1984-1989A brand new game: Integration tautology, 1989-2004Ebbs and flows of theorizingConclusion: Central Europe and beyondThe forging of Central EuropeCentral Europe is back. Again!Postscript: Beyond Central EuropeAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex