East Central Europe Between the Colonial and the Postcolonial in the Twentieth Century
Journal: Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation)
Year: 2023

This open access book explores the ambiguity of East Central Europe during the twentieth century, examining local contexts through a comparative and transnational reworking of theoretical models in postcolonial studies. Since the early modern period, East Central Europe has arguably been an object of imperialism. However, at the same time East Central European states have been seen to be colonial actors, with individuals from the region often associating themselves with colonial discourses in ex