 The book deals with the politicisation of Macedonia's geography during the era of nationalism.It explores the development of theories based on ethnography and claims made on a national basis in relation to the region.The study looks at ethnographers and their classification and distribution of local peoples in maps, their historical context, the criteria used for compiling maps and their quality, the role that either personal views or geopolitical considerations played in favouring one group over another, and knowledge (or lack thereof) of the region.