Regionalism and Modern Europe: Identity Construction and Movements from 1890 to the Present Day

by Xosé M. Núñez Seixas (Editor), Eric Storm (Editor)

Overview

Providing a valuable overview of regionalism throughout the entire continent, Regionalism in Modern Europe combines both geographical and thematic approaches to examine the origins and development of regional movements and identities in Europe from 1890 to the present.

A wide range of internationally renowned scholars from the USA, the UK and mainland Europe are brought together here in one volume to examine the historical roots of the current regional movements, and to explain why some of them - Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders, among others – evolve into nationalist movements and even strive for independence, while others – Brittany, Bavaria – do not. They look at how regional identities - through regional folklore, language, crafts, dishes, beverages and tourist attractions - were constructed during the 20th century and explore the relationship between national and subnational identities, as well as regional and local identities. The book also includes 7 images, 7 maps and useful end-of-chapter further reading lists.

This is a crucial text for anyone keen to know more about the history of the topical – and at times controversial – subject of regionalism in modern Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474275194
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/13/2018
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Xosé M. Núñez Seixas is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He has published widely on the comparative history of nationalist movements and national and regional identities. He has co-edited, along with Javier Moreno, Metaphors of Spain: Representations of Spanish National Identity in the Twentieth Century (2017).

Eric Storm is Senior Lecturer in European History at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He is the author of The Culture of Regionalism: Art, Architecture and International Exhibitions in France, Germany and Spain, 1890-1939 (2010). He is also the co-editor, along with Joost Augusteijn, of Region and State in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building, Regional Identities and Separatism (2012).

Table of Contents

List of Maps
List of Images
1. Introduction, Xosé M. Núñez Seixas (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and Eric Storm (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
Part I – The Impact of Ideology
2. Regionalism under Fascism, Xosé M. Núñez Seixas (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
3. Regionalism under Communism, Susan Smith-Peter (City University of New York, USA)
4. Western Europe and Democracy, Daniele Petrosino (University of Bari, Italy)
Part II – Regional Identity Construction
5. Folklore, David Hopkin (Oxford University, UK)
6. Tourism, Eric Storm (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
7. Regional Food, Kolleen M. Guy (University of Texas San Antonio, USA)
8. Nature, Jan-Henrik Meyer (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
9. Language, Johannes Kabatek (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
Part III - Regionalism across Europe
10. Germany and Surrounding Areas, Jeremy De Waal (FU Berlin, Germany)
11. Scandinavia, Peter Stadius (University of Helsinki, Finland)
12. Low Countries, Joep Leerssen (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
13. Southern Europe, Fernando Molina (University of the Basque Country, Spain) and Xosé M. Núñez Seixas (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
14. British Isles, James Kennedy (University of Edinburgh, UK)
15. Baltic Countries, Jörg Hackmann (Sczeczin University, Poland)
16. Russia, Mark Bassin (Södertörn University, Sweden) and Mikhail Suslov (Uppsala University, Sweden)
17. Southeastern Europe, Tchavdar Marinov (Koç University, Turkey)
18. East Central Europe, Irina Livezeanu (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive view of regionalism, an important but often under-the-radar phenomenon in modern times. Well-written, engaging and filled with fascinating detail, this is a book that all historians of Europe should read. It brings nuance and new perspectives to almost every subject that scholars of Europe have long studied.” —Celia Applegate, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA

“A nation (state) is a region with an army? What is the difference between nation and region and between nationalism and regionalism? How are regions constructed? Are regionalisms necessarily more benign than nationalisms? This volume provides cogent answers to these and other questions and does so in a wonderfully broad European scope covering many key themes in regionalism studies. A must-read for anyone interested in the study of European regionalism.” —Stefan Berger, Professor of Social History and Director of the Institute of Social Movements and the House for the History of the Ruhr, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

“This comprehensive and well-structured volume is a must read for anybody interested in the political, social and cultural history of regionalism in Europe. By covering all parts of Europe from North to South and West to East, it also greatly advances the state of research in comparative nationalism studies. The volume studies regionalism from various disciplinary angles, from below and from above, from the Left and the Right, and it shows that regional movements have been a pillar of democracy.” —Philipp Ther, Professor of Central European History and Director of the Institute of East European History at the University of Vienna, Austria

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