Mapping European Empire

This book argues that in the 21st century we are seeing an imperial renaissance in the European Union (EU), a political organisation which defies categorisation, but whose power and influence grows by the year. It examines the past, present, and future of the EU to demonstrate that empire is not a category of state but rather a collective imagination which reshapes history and appropriates an artificial past to validate the policies of the present and the ambitions of the future. In doing so, this book illuminates the imperial discourse that permeates the mass maps of the modern EU.

Russell Foster is Doctor of Political Geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University, UK.

List of illustrations Acknowledgements 1. The Non-Imperial Empire 2. All Roads Lead to Rome 3. Through the Looking-Glass 4. First Among Equals 5. Render Unto Ceasar 6. A new Race of Pilgrims Bibliography