The Uses of the Middle Ages in Modern European States
History, Nationhood and the Search for Origins
Nonfiction, History, European General, Modern
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780230283107 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | December 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780230283107 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | December 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece.
An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece.
