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Modern Europe

Author : Brian Graham
Publisher : Hodder Education
ISBN 13 : 9780340676981
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (769 download)

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Download or read book Modern Europe written by Brian Graham and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 1998 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the apparent paradox between Europe's ongoing plans for integration, and the continent's enduring cultural, political, and economic diversity. Looking at contemporary issues and setting them in a historical context, the contributors show how this diversity has always been a principle characteristic of European society, and discuss the ways in which nationalism and the nation-state emerged as one means of controlling that heterogeneity. They go on to argue that identity in modern Europe is again becoming multi-faceted, proposing that the continent's geographies can be defined only through inclusivist multiculturalism.

Cultural Identity and Archaeology

Author : P. Graves-Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134683340
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Identity and Archaeology written by P. Graves-Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural identity is a key area of debate in contemporary Europe. Despite widespread use of the past in the construction of ethnic, national and European identity, theories of cultural identity have been neglected in archaeology. Focusing on the interrelationships between concepts of cultural identity today and the interpretation of past cultural groups, Cultural Identity and Archaeology offers proactive archaeological perspectives in the debate surrounding European identities. This fascinating and thought-provoking book covers three key areas. It considers how material remains are used in the interpretation of cultural identities, for example ‘pan-Celtic culture’ and ‘Bronze Age Europe’. Finally, it looks at archaeological evidence for the construction of cultural identities in the European past. The authors are critical of monolithic constructions of Europe, and also of the ethnic and national groups within it. in place of such exclusive cultural, political and territorial entities the book argues for a consideration of the diverse, hybrid and multiple nature of European cultural identities.

Becoming Europeans

Author : M. Sassatelli
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230250432
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Europeans written by M. Sassatelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this significant intervention into the academic and institutional debate on European cultural identity, Monica Sassatelli examines the identity-building intentions and effects of the European Capital of Culture programme, and also looks at the work of the Council of Europe and the recent European Landscape Convention.

Cultural Diversity, European Identity and the Legitimacy of the EU

Author : Dieter Fuchs
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857938088
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Diversity, European Identity and the Legitimacy of the EU by : Dieter Fuchs

Download or read book Cultural Diversity, European Identity and the Legitimacy of the EU written by Dieter Fuchs and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a consequence of various rounds of EU enlargements, the degree of cultural diversity in Europe has intensified a phenomenon which is increasingly perceived as problematic by many EU citizens. This fascinating book not only empirically explores the current state of the identity and the legitimacy of the EU as viewed by its citizens, but also evaluates their attitudes towards it. The expert contributors show that the development of a European identity and a common European culture is a prerequisite for European integration; that European identity and a common political culture will not develop rapidly but emerge slowly, and that the beginnings of a European identity and a common European culture are currently emerging. The roles of civil society organizations and political parties are examined within this context, and an explanatory model with subjective predictors of the attitudes towards the EU is tested. The empirical analysis is underpinned by a theoretical framework incorporating operational definitions and conceptual discussion of legitimacy and identity. This intriguing and thought-provoking book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students focusing on political science and international relations.

Post-identity?

Author : Richard McMahon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136163646
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Post-identity? written by Richard McMahon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collective identity, the emotionally powerful sense of belonging to a group, is a crucial source of popular legitimacy for nations. However efforts since the 1990s to politically support European integration by using identity mechanisms borrowed from nationalism have had very limited success. European integration may require new, post-national approaches to the relationship between culture and politics. This controversial and timely volume poses the logical question: if identity doesn't effectively connect culture with European integration politics, what does? The book brings together leading scholars from several of the disciplines that have developed concepts of culture and methods of cultural research. These expert interdisciplinary contributors apply a startling diversity of approaches to culture, linking it to facets of integration as varied as external policy, the democratic deficit, economic dynamism and the geography of integration. This book examines commonalities and connections within the European space, as well as representations of these in identity discourses. It will be useful for students and scholars of sociology, geography, anthropology, social psychology, political science and the history of European integration.

Conditions of European Solidarity: What holds Europe together?

Author : Krzysztof Michalski
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789637326479
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Conditions of European Solidarity: What holds Europe together? written by Krzysztof Michalski and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book addresses contemporary developments in European identity politics as part of a larger historical trajectory of a common European identity based on the idea of 'solidarity.' The authors explain the special sense in which Europeans perceive their obligations to their less fortunate compatriots, to the new East European members, and to the world at large. An understanding of this notion of 'solidarity' is critical to understanding the specific European commitment to social justice and equality. The specificity of this term helps to distinguish between what the Germans call "social state" from the Anglo-Saxon, and particularly American, political and social system focused on capitalism and economic liberalism. This collection is the result of the work of an extremely distinguished group of scholars and politicians, invited by the previous President of the European Union, Romano Prodi, to reflect on some of the most important subjects affecting the future of Europe.

Culture and Identity in Early Modern Europe (1500-1800)

Author : Barbara B. Diefendorf
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472104703
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Identity in Early Modern Europe (1500-1800) written by Barbara B. Diefendorf and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores Natalie Zemon Davis's concept of history as a dialogue, not only with the past, but with other historians.

Culture and Identity in Europe

Author : Michael J. Wintle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture and Identity in Europe written by Michael J. Wintle and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text asks the question: what do people think Europe is? Furthermore, what relationship do those ideas of Europe bear to the reality of the situation at any given moment? It goes on to question the connection between cultural perceptions and the historical reality of Europe.

Culinary Cultures of Europe

Author : Darra Goldstein
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 : 9789287157447
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Culinary Cultures of Europe written by Darra Goldstein and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of culinary culture and its history provides an insight into broad social, political and economic changes in society. This collection of essays looks at the food culture of 40 European countries describing such things as traditions, customs, festivals, and typical recipes. It illustrates the diversity of the European cultural heritage.

Language and Identity in Europe

Author : Lorna Carson
Publisher : Peter Lang UK
ISBN 13 : 9781789974492
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Language and Identity in Europe written by Lorna Carson and published by Peter Lang UK. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book brings together research perspectives on the theme of European linguistic and cultural identity. Its chapters are the responses of rising European researchers to the challenges of language and identity in the context of a multilingual Europe, particularly in urban settings. The authors explore the extent to which diversity, and in particular linguistic diversity, affects identity formation across the European Union, from Ireland to Bulgaria, and beyond its borders. These chapters illustrate both the importance of the theme and the potential for further development in theory, policy and praxis. Readers will find this volume to be an informative and useful springboard for a deeper understanding of language and identity in complex social contexts within an evolving geopolitical and cultural landscape"--

Europe and the Asia-Pacific

Author : Stephanie Lawson
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415297240
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Europe and the Asia-Pacific written by Stephanie Lawson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The many points of contact and conflict about culture and identity that exist between Europe and the Asia Pacific are highlighted in this book. This work surveys a variety of issues relating to culture, identity and representation from an interdisciplinary perspective, with contributions from sociology, economics, history, politics, international relations, security studies, museum studies, translation studies and literary and cultural studies. Each brings a different perspective to bear on questions of culture and identity in the contemporary period, and how these relate to the politics of representation.

European Identity and Culture

Author : Dr Rebecca Friedman
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409495388
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book European Identity and Culture written by Dr Rebecca Friedman and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the EU continues its integration process, the concepts of culture and transnational European belonging remain ambivalent, whether in the realm of socio-historical representation or mass politics. Engaging with recent scholarly debates surrounding the formation of collective transnational identities, this collection draws on the latest empirical case studies to explore the meaning and composition of European identity, the mechanisms that create and shape it and the question of whom it includes. Each author pays close attention to the cultural aspects of identity formation, whether manifested in official, institutional articulations, such as symbols, coinage, ceremonies and discursive manifestations, or in the cultures of the everyday, such as through new forms of communication networks, consumption or leisure. Exploring attempts by various actors - institutions, groups, individuals - to create transnational European identities, European Identity and Culture scrutinizes the cultural formations that have either reignited or emerged in often contradictory relations to the EU project, including local, regional and transnational allegiances. A rich, interdisciplinary investigation of the role of culture in the formation of European identity, whether as a central building block to unity or as a formidable obstacle to a common sense of purpose, this book will be of interest to scholars across the social sciences and humanities working on questions of political culture, European integration, citizenship and (trans-) national identity.

Identity Games

Author : Anikó Imre
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262090457
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Identity Games written by Anikó Imre and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the unique, hybrid media practices generated by Eastern Europe's accelerated transition from late communism to late capitalism. Eastern Europe's historically unprecedented and accelerated transition from late communism to late capitalism, coupled with media globalization, set in motion a scramble for cultural identity and a struggle over access to and control over media technologies. In Identity Games, Anikó Imre examines the corporate transformation of the postcommunist media landscape in Eastern Europe. Avoiding both uncritical techno-euphoria and nostalgic projections of a simpler, better media world under communism, Imre argues that the demise of Soviet-style regimes and the transition of postcommunist nation-states to transnational capitalism has crucial implications for understanding the relationships among nationalism, media globalization, and identity. Imre analyzes situations in which anxieties arise about the encroachment of global entertainment media and its new technologies on national culture, examining the rich aesthetic hybrids that have grown from the transitional postcommunist terrain. She investigates the gaps and continuities between the last communist and first post-communist generations in education, tourism, and children's media culture, the racial and class politics of music entertainment (including Roma Rap and Idol television talent shows), and mediated reconfigurations of gender and sexuality (including playful lesbian media activism and masculinity in "carnivalistic" post-Yugoslav film). Throughout, Imre uses the concepts of play and games as metaphorical and theoretical tools to explain the process of cultural change -- inspired in part by the increasing "ludification" of the global media environment and the emerging engagement with play across scholarly disciplines. In the vision that Imre offers, political and cultural participation are seen as games whose rules are permanently open to negotiation.

Cultural Identity and Archaeology

Author : P. Graves-Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134683413
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Identity and Archaeology written by P. Graves-Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural identity is a key area of debate in contemporary Europe. Despite widespread use of the past in the construction of ethnic, national and European identity, theories of cultural identity have been neglected in archaeology. Focusing on the interrelationships between concepts of cultural identity today and the interpretation of past cultural groups, Cultural Identity and Archaeology offers proactive archaeological perspectives in the debate surrounding European identities. This fascinating and thought-provoking book covers three key areas. It considers how material remains are used in the interpretation of cultural identities, for example ‘pan-Celtic culture’ and ‘Bronze Age Europe’. Finally, it looks at archaeological evidence for the construction of cultural identities in the European past. The authors are critical of monolithic constructions of Europe, and also of the ethnic and national groups within it. in place of such exclusive cultural, political and territorial entities the book argues for a consideration of the diverse, hybrid and multiple nature of European cultural identities.

Art, Culture, and National Identity in Fin-de-siècle Europe

Author : Michelle Facos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780521815659
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Art, Culture, and National Identity in Fin-de-siècle Europe written by Michelle Facos and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the twentieth century, nations, both sovereign and aspiring, feverishly worked to define, foster, and promote national identity. While historians have recognized the significance of this moment for modern identity formations, it has largely been neglected by art historians. Art, Culture and National Identity in Fin-de-Siècle Europe examines the phenomenon of politicized art and its connections to modernism. In eleven essays that focus on as many nations, an international team of authors explore the complex issues facing artists who helped to form a distinct national identity to audiences at home and abroad. The detailed case studies unravel the matrix of circumstances that fostered nationalistic developments, thereby offering a more nuanced understanding of European art and culture around 1900.

Dressing Up

Author : Ulinka Rublack
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780199645183
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Dressing Up written by Ulinka Rublack and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses an astonishing array of sources to imagine the Renaissance afresh by considering people´s appearances: what they wore, how this made them move, what images they created, and how all this made people feel about themselves.

Food, Drink and Identity in Europe

Author : Thomas M. Wilson
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9042020865
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Food, Drink and Identity in Europe written by Thomas M. Wilson and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars across the humanities and social sciences are increasingly examining the importance of consumption to changing notions of local, regional, national and supranational identity in Europe. As part of this interest, anthropologists, historians, sociologists and others have paid particular attention to the roles which food and drink have played in the construction of local, regional and national identity in Europe. This volume provides the first multidisciplinary look at the contributions which food and alcohol make to contemporary European identities, including the part they play in processes of European integration and Europeanization. It provides theoretically informed ethnographic and historical case studies of transformations and continuity in social and cultural patterns in the production and consumption of European foods and drinks, in order to explore how eating and drinking have helped to construct various local, regional and national identities in Europe. Of particular note in this volume is its attention to how food and drink intersect with recent attempts to foster greater European integration, in part through the recognition and support of common and diverse European cultures and identities.