GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF LITHUANIAN NATIONALISM
GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF LITHUANIAN NATIONALISM

Summary/Abstract: The study of nationalism pays too little attention to the issue of territoriality,although it is a fundamental concept accompanying nationalism. Nor has nationalismbeen the subject of geographical studies, although as a vital ideology it influences thepolitics of states and, by extension, the functioning of societies, people's daily lives andthe landscape. This article offers an insight into the study of nationalism through theexample of the development of spatial concepts of Lithuanian nationalism, which allowsus to understand the research potential that geography has in the study of nationalism.Inspired by the work of Anthony D. Smith and Thongchai Winichakul's concept of thegeo-body, the author offers a deeper insight into Lithuanian nationalism and relatedspatial concepts.

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