Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe

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Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe is written by Klaus Roth and published by Lit Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3643101074 (ISBN 10) and 9783643101075 (ISBN 13).

The contributions to this second volume focus equally on tangible and intangible dimensions of Southeast European regions. They represent the region both as a territorial unit and as a mental construct laden with symbolic meaning. The papers demonstrate that regions, be it the entire Balkan Peninsula or be it a small area somewhere in the mountains, can become palpable, visible, and audible. They can produce culture and they can, at the same time, be products of culture: regions can be constructs of those who inhabit them - or of spatial planning from "above". In any case, both the physical and the symbolic regions are a very relevant issue in Southeast Europe, serving purposes of spatial, ethnic, religious or even professional identification, or of politically motivated border-drawing.