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Europe
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1. Europe as a historiographic concept

1.1. The rediscovery of Europe in contemporary historiography

The discourse on Europe has intensified since the European Economic Community (EEC) developed into the European Union (EU) and the expansion of the EU …

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Duchhardt, Heinz and Wrede, Martin, “Europe”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_018981>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20180126



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