Rampart Nations
Liliya Berezhnaya and Heidi Hein-Kircher Bulwark Myths of East European Multiconfessional Societies in the Age of Nationalism Edited by Liliya Berezhnaya and Heidi Hein-Kircher Description 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...