The Creation of National Spaces in a Pluricultural Region: The Case of Prussian Lithuania (Lithuanian Studies Without Borders)

by Vasilijus Safronovas

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This book is essential reading on the spatial concepts that two erstwhile neighboring cultures, Lithuanian and German, once associated with one physical space - a Lithuanian region in Prussia. Covering a period of five centuries, the author explores how, when, and, most importantly, why these concepts have been developed and transformed, regulating the spatial imagination of several generations. The study focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, presenting the narratives, representations, and geographic conceptions of the region that existed in these two national cultures. The volume shows how knowledge about ""their own"" space ended up serving as a tool for both Lithuanian and German political aspirations and how it challenged the spatial concepts about this area in the previous century.
  • ISBN10 1644692066
  • ISBN13 9781644692066
  • Publish Date 27 August 2019 (first published 31 December 2016)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Academic Studies Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 470
  • Language English