Historical-geographical aspects of duality in Europe

• Authors: Aleš Nováček
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is based on the hypothesis that Europe has been historically and permanently “divided” into two parts. Four historical-geographical aspects of this duality are distinguished: cultural, economicsocial, political, and ethnic. To examine and džine duality, specific indicators are used. Duality is underwood as a complex and dynamic phenomenon that changes over the time. Conclusions summarize briefly the historical synthesis.

Keywords

EN

EUROPE; WEST; EAST; DUALITY; HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS; DEVELOPMENT

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Historická geografie (Historical Geography)
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 185-203

Contributors

author

Aleš Nováček

• University of South Bohemia – Pedagogical faculty, Department of Geography, Jeronýmova 10, 371 15 České Budějovice, Czech Republic