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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792276503321

Autore

Demossier Marion

Titolo

The European Puzzle [[electronic resource] ] : The Political Structuring of Cultural Identities at a Time of Transition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Berghahn Books, 2007

ISBN

0-85745-863-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

306.2094/090511

306.2094090511

Soggetti

European Union

Group identity -- Cross-cultural studies

Group identity -- European Union countries

Nationalism -- Cross-cultural studies

Nationalism -- European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: European Political Constructs; Chapter 1  The Formation of National Identities; Chapter 2  'More Than Its Fair Share of History'; Chapter 3  The Political Structuring of Cultural Identities in the European Union; Chapter 4  European Identity in a Transnational Era; Part II: Cutural and Political Identities in Transition; Chapter 5  Heritage versus Tradition; Chapter 6  Dinosaur, Shipwreck or Museum Piece?; Chapter 7  Through the Looking Glass of Football

Part III: Challenges to Existent Forms of Belonging and Cultural ValuesChapter 8  Parties, Identity and Europeanisation; Chapter 9  Remapping Regionalism; Chapter 10  Cultural Identities and the European City; Notes on Contributors; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The twin concepts of "Culture" and "Identity" are inescapable in any discussion of European Integration and yet over the last ten years their meaning has become increasingly contested. By combining an anthropological and political perspective, the authors challenge the traditional boundaries within the issue of the construction of Europe. In the first part, historians and anthropologists from various national



traditions discuss the process of the construction of Europe and its implications for cultural identities. The second section examines a number of topics at the core of the process of