The boundaries of Europe : from the fall of the ancient world to the age of decolonisation /

"Europe's boundaries have mainly been shaped by cultural, religious, and political conceptions rather than by geography. In this context, this volume outlines the transformation of Europe's boundaries from the fall of the ancient world to the age of decolonization and explores, among...

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Outros autores: Rossi, Pietro, 1930- (Editor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
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Lingua italiana
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Series:Discourses on intellectual Europe, volume 1
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Summary:"Europe's boundaries have mainly been shaped by cultural, religious, and political conceptions rather than by geography. In this context, this volume outlines the transformation of Europe's boundaries from the fall of the ancient world to the age of decolonization and explores, among other aspects, the confrontation of Christian Europe with Islam and the changing role of the Mediterranean from 'mare nostrum' to a frontier between nations"--
Descrición Física:1 online resource (266 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783110420722
ISSN:2364-2947 ;