Balkanism and Orientalism: are they different categories? -- The Balkans: Nomen -- "Balkans" as self-designation -- The discovery of the Balkans -- Patterns of perception until 1900 -- From discovery to invention, from invention to classification -- Between classification to politics: the Balkans and the myth of central Europe -- The Balkans: realia--qu-est-ce qu'il y a de hors-texte?
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-250) and index
