ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the manner in which the European spatial imagination’s rise has shaped how we think about the history of Europe. It argues that Europe is not a place that has produced a particular culture but is, instead, a culture that has laid claim to a given space. Among other thinkers considered are John Donne (1572–1631), Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), and Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832).
