{"product_id":"the-european-puzzle-the-political-structuring-of-cultural-identities-at-a-time-of-transition-9781845453718","title":"The European Puzzle: The Political Structuring of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe 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 Europeanization and presents up-to-date information on each of these issues: political parties, regions, football, cities, the Euro, ethnicity, heritage and European cinema. Emphasis is be placed on the political structuring of cultural identities by contrasting top-down and bottom-up processes that define the tensions between the unity and diversity of the European Community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Despite the variety of approaches and themes developed, the book successfully bridges this interdisciplinarity and provides a coherent flow of analysis of European identity which, as the title best illustrates, still remains a puzzle to be explored. The book therefore highlights the complexity of constructing European identity from political and cultural means…Overall it intellectually alerts the reader to some of the most significant challenges facing European identity and will be very useful to experts in the field.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Political Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \tEditorial Note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMarion Demossier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: EUROPEAN POLITICAL CONSTRUCTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The formation of national identities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAnne-Marie Thiesse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘More than its fair share of history’. Europe and its recent past.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRichard Vinen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e The political structuring of cultural identities in Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMarion Demossier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e European identity in a transnational era\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRalph Grillo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: CULTURAL AND POLITICAL IDENTITIES IN TRANSITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Heritage versus tradition, cultural resources for a new Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eUllrich Kockel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Dinosaur, shipwreck, or museum piece? The unstable identity of European cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eWendy Everett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Through the looking glass of football\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristian Bromberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: TOWARDS A EUROPEAN IDENTITY: CHALLENGES TO EXISTING FORMS OF BELONGING AND CULTURAL VALUES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Party, identity and europeanisation, an asymetrical relationship?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDavid Hanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Remapping regionalism in Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePeter Wagstaff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural identities and the European city\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSusan Milner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042973483351,"sku":"9781845453718","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845453718.jpg?v=1750956467","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-european-puzzle-the-political-structuring-of-cultural-identities-at-a-time-of-transition-9781845453718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}