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Hierarchies and Boundaries. Structuring the Social in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean
Hierarchies and Boundaries. Structuring the Social in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean

Author(s): Katarzyna Roman-Rawska, Tomasz Rawski
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Politics and society, Culture and social structure , 19th Century, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: boundaries; hierarchies; Eastern Europe; modernity; indisciplinarity;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an introduction to the 8th issue of Colloquia Humanistica. It discusses the concepts of boundaries and hierarchies and their role in structuring the social reality of (semi)peripheral Eastern Europe. The text discusses, on the one hand, the relevance and validity of these concepts and, on the other, the possibility of a critical approach to them. Furthermore, the article reviews the most important ideas and concepts proposed by the authors who contributed to the issue.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 5-16
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English