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Балкан као културни субконтинент Европе
Balkans as the cultural subcontinent of Europe

Author(s): Mirko Grčić
Subject(s): Anthropology, Regional Geography, Applied Geography, Sociology of Culture, Geopolitics
Published by: Српско географско друштво
Keywords: Balkans; Southeastern Europe; cultural geography; geopolitics;

Summary/Abstract: New world order and rearrangement of Europe transform the position of Balkan region – instead as the “crossroad” between East and West, it is more often included into the area of Western influence. In European relations, developed “core” is gradually spreading toward “periphery” removing the traditional Balkan culture. The europeisation of Balkans and spreading of Western European civilization’s circle gives the arguments that the term Balkans should be replaced with the term Southeastern Europe. The europeisation or balkanization is not geopolitical but civilization choice in front of all Balkan nations.

  • Issue Year: 85/2005
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 209-218
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian