Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume Four

The present volume is the last in the Entangled Balkans series and marks the end of several years of research guided by the transnational, "e;entangled history"e; and histoire croisee approaches. The essays in this volume address theoretical and methodological issues of Balkan or Southeast European regional studies-not only questions of scholarly concepts, definitions, and approaches but also the extra-scholarly, ideological, political, and geopolitical motivations that underpin them. These issues are treated more systematically and by a presentation of their historical evolution in various national traditions and schools. Some of the essays deal with the articulation of certain forms of "e;Balkan heritage"e; in relation to the geographical spread and especially the cultural definition of the "e;Balkan area."e; Concepts and definitions of the Balkans are thus complemented by (self-)representations that reflect on their cultural foundations.