{"product_id":"images-from-paradise-the-visual-communication-of-the-european-unions-federalist-utopia-9781785336188","title":"Images from Paradise: The Visual Communication of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDrawing upon the disciplines of politics, anthropology, psychoanalysis, aesthetics and cinema studies, Salgó presents a new way of looking at the “art of European unification.” The official visual narratives of the European Union constitute the main object of inquiry – the iconography of the new series of euro banknotes and the videos through which the supranational elite seek to generate “collective effervescence,” allow for a European carnival to take place, and prompt citizens to pledge allegiance to the sacred dogma of the “ever closer union,” thereby strengthening the mythical sources of the organization’s legitimacy. The author seeks to illustrate how and why the federalist utopia turned into a political soteriology after the outbreak of the 2008 crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Eszter Salgó’s analysis of a hoped-for federalist European utopia as engineered by the architects of European integration within the European Union is wholly engaging, intellectually provocative, and timely. Its strength lies in its broad critical review of European integration and its federalist imperatives, as promoted by a very wide range of scholars, government ministers, and public intellectuals.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• JRAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a very original and compelling read. It succeeds in synthesizing important theoretical insights with a powerful narrative. An essential contribution to a psycho-cultural understanding of the EU.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Frank Furedi\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Kent at Canterbury\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a highly interesting and at times intriguing take on a very timely and difficult topic: the uncertain political present and future of the European Union. It combines in original ways psychoanalytical and anthropological approaches to the study of identity politics… The empirical part of the book… provides a convincing and insightful narrative of the symbolic politics practiced by European elites especially after the 2008 crisis.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Camil Francisc Roman\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a very timely and thoroughly researched work that shows how psychoanalytical theory can make an important contribution to our understanding of the EU and its discourses.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Jaro Stacul\u003c\/strong\u003e, Memorial University of Newfoundland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The (Long-Desired) Rebirth of Europe’s “Fantastic Family”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: NUMINOUS STORIES ABOUT EUROPE’S REBIRTH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Need for a Paradise Dream\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Manifestations of Eurofederalists’ Paradise Dream\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Tale of Seductive Europa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: THE PROMISE OF A NEW SYMBOL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Welcome to the Center of the European Mandala!\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Europa’s Sacred Gaze\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The European Central Bank’s Story of Abundance: In Between Sacred Rituals and Political Marketing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: EUROPEAN FESTIVAL TALES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Promise of European Rituals\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Rise like a Phoenix”: A New Anthem for (Federal) Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe 2014 Elections of the European Parliament: Preparing for a European Carnival\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConcluding Remarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e The European Union’s (Magic-Less) Bridge-Builders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042399748439,"sku":"9781785336188","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785336188.jpg?v=1750954035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/images-from-paradise-the-visual-communication-of-the-european-unions-federalist-utopia-9781785336188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}