Rampart Nations: Bulwark Myths of East European Multiconfessional …
by Kolstø, Pål, Norris, Stephen M., Hofeneder, Philipp, Seegel, Steven, Hein-Kircher, Heidi, Srodecki, Paul, Berezhnaya, Liliya, Gasimov, Zaur, Ghisa, Ciprian, Heyde, Jürgen, Jobst, Kerstin S., Kravchenko, Volodymyr, Weiand, Kerstin
fromNew Perspectives on Central and Eastern European Studies
The "bulwark" or antemurale myth-whereby a region is imagined as a defensive barrier against a dangerous Other-has been a persistent strand in the development of Eastern European nationalisms. While historical studies of the topic have typically focused on clashes and overlaps b…