Resistances in the Field of Frontiers and Identities : A New Connecting Theme or an Interdisciplinary Tool for Comparative Research?
Abstract
The chapter introduces a body of case studies that explore various conceptions of resistance in the field of frontiers and identities. It presents some major theories, as they have been discussed in various disciplines and then focuses on the relevance of this concept both as a connecting theme and as an analytical tool for innovative historical studies about frontiers and identities.
It is part of the book Crossing Frontiers, Resisting Identities, the fifth and final volume of an international research group, which comprises a reflection on its work over the past five years and proposals for future analyses. The volume uses the binomial "Frontiers and Identities" as a heuristic tool for understanding the past and the present.
It is a product of the Thematic Work Group 5 of the Network of Excellence CLIOHRES, supported by the European Commission through the Sixth Framework Programme of its Directorate General for Research.