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

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Maps -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Region, Nation and History -- Chapter 2 Language and Regionalism -- Chapter 3 Regionalism and Folklore -- Chapter 4 Nature: From Protecting Regional Landscapes to Regionalist Self-assertion in the Age of the Global Environment -- Chapter 5 Regional foods -- Chapter 6 Tourism and the Construction of Regional Identities -- Chapter 7 Fascism and Regionalism -- Chapter 8 Communism and Regionalism -- Chapter 9 Democracy and Regionalism In Western europe -- Chapter 10 Regionalism and its Diverse Framings in German-speaking Europe Across he Long Twentieth Century -- Chapter 11 Scandinavia: Regionalism in the Shadow of Strong states -- Chapter 12 Regionalism in the Low Countries -- Chapter 13 Regionalism in South-western Europe: France, Spain, Italy and Portugal -- Chapter 14 Borderlands, Provinces, Regionalisms and Culture In East-central europe -- Chapter 15 Regionalism in Russia -- Chapter 16 Baltic and Polish Regionalism(s): Concepts, Dimensions and Trajectories -- Chapter 17 Regionalism In South-eastern.europe -- Chapter 18 The Emergence of Conjoined Nationalisms and Regionalisms in the British isles -- Chapter 19 Conclusion: Overcoming Methodological Regionalism -- Index "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."-- Provided by publisher