About This Book
A systematic survey traces the changing territorial extent of European states and the geographical factors that shaped them, emphasizing boundaries and frontier shifts rather than internal politics. It defines historical geography and its relation to allied studies, divides Europe into regional groups, and explains how physical features such as peninsulas and coastlines influenced state formation and territorial changes. The work addresses methodological questions of naming, dating transfers, and mapping, and includes companion maps intended to illustrate shifting frontiers rather than serve as a detailed historical atlas.
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