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 Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment Larry Wolff HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 419 PAGES
A scholarly analysis and history of European geopolitics during the Age of Enlightenment. The author, a professor of history, looks back to Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. With chapters on 18th-century literature, fantasy and folklore, travelers and voyages. Recommended for intellectually minded travelers with a serious interest in geography, this book sheds light on widely shared conventions about Eastern Europe.
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