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A Moveable Place With A Moveable Past: Perspectives on Central Europe

A Moveable Place With A Moveable Past: Perspectives on Central Europe This paper discusses whether the region which in the 1990s has been called “the Visegrád Four” is a political and/or cultural whole and if so, in what respects. Using the concepts “centre” and “periphery” the paper argues that parts of contemporary Central Europe were political and cultural centres of the European civilisation in previous eras. The interpretation and use of this past in the Central European states’ contemporary endeavour to join NATO and the EU is discussed. That historical chronology is superseded by what may be labelled the “mythological presence” of things past is especially noted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Politics and History Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Departments of Government & History, University of Queensland & Blackwell Publishers 1999
ISSN
0004-9522
eISSN
1467-8497
DOI
10.1111/1467-8497.00050
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Abstract

This paper discusses whether the region which in the 1990s has been called “the Visegrád Four” is a political and/or cultural whole and if so, in what respects. Using the concepts “centre” and “periphery” the paper argues that parts of contemporary Central Europe were political and cultural centres of the European civilisation in previous eras. The interpretation and use of this past in the Central European states’ contemporary endeavour to join NATO and the EU is discussed. That historical chronology is superseded by what may be labelled the “mythological presence” of things past is especially noted.

Journal

Australian Journal of Politics and HistoryWiley

Published: Mar 1, 1999

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