Abstract
The book is composed of introductory theoretical study (Milan Scholz) and 8 studies analysing different scales of space - city (Barbora Kubecová, Markéta Rubešová), region (Jan Krajíček), nation and state (Milan Scholz, Tomáš Masař), macro-regions and supra-national units (Božena Radiměřská, Milan Scholz), civilizations (Linda Kovářová).