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Inventing Eastern Europe - by Larry Wolff (Paperback)

Inventing Eastern Europe - by  Larry Wolff (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this provocative, wide-ranging history of how the continent of Europe came to be conceived as divided into Western Europe and Eastern Europe, the author shows that it was not a natural distinction, or even an innocent one, but instead was a work of cultural creation, of intellectual artifice, of ideological self-interest and self-promotion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this provocative, wide-ranging history of how the continent of Europe came to be conceived as divided into "Western Europe" and "Eastern Europe," the author shows that it was not a natural distinction, or even an innocent one, but instead was a work of cultural creation, of intellectual artifice, of ideological self-interest and self-promotion.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"Thought-provoking and well written, . . . Wolff's book provides a valuable treatment of the ways in which 'Enlightened' thinkers conceive of the lands east of the Elbe. . . . A very welcome contribution to both the history of the Enlightenment and the Western understanding of Eastern Europe." --The Russian Review<br>"The distinction between East and West Europe is a seemingly immemorial cliche that desperately needs dismantling, and Wolff does it with erudition and a lively dramatic sense."--Voice Literary Supplement<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The distinction between East and West Europe is a seemingly immemorial cliché that desperately needs dismantling, and Wolff does it with erudition and a lively dramatic sense.--<i>Voice Literary Supplement</i><br><br>Thought-provoking and well written, . . . Wolff's book provides a valuable treatment of the ways in which 'Enlightened' thinkers conceive of the lands east of the Elbe. . . . A very welcome contribution to both the history of the Enlightenment and the Western understanding of Eastern Europe. --<i>The Russian Review</i><br>

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