Pt. I. Regional Identity on the Upper Rhine. 1. Regions and Frontiers. 2. Territories and Boundaries -- pt. II. Economic Competition and Conflict. 3. Central Places and Urban Networks. 4. Country Crafts and Regional Guilds. 5. Village Markets and Informal Marketing -- pt. III. Economic Co-Operation and Coexistence. 6. The Rise and Decline of the Rappen Coinage League. 7. The Regional Provisioning of Meat. 8. The Regional Provisioning of Grain -- pt. IV. The Region and Its Economy in Decline. 9. The Fracturing of a Regional Identity. 10. The Faltering of a Regional Economy
Summary
The debate about the best methods of European organization is influenced by an awareness of regional identity which offers an alternative to the rigidities of organization by nation-state. But where does this sense of regionalism come from? This book explores this question and more
