The European Puzzle : : The Political Structuring of Cultural Identities at a Time of Transition / / ed. by Marion Demossier.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Bromberger, Christian,; Demossier, Marion,; Everett, Wendy,; Grillo, Ralph,; Hanley, David,; Kockel, Ullrich,; Milner, Susan,; Thiesse, Anne-Marie,; Vinen, Richard,; Wagstaff, Peter,
• HerausgeberIn: Demossier, Marion,
• Place / Publishing House: New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Abbreviations --; Key Dates of European Integration --; Acknowledgements --; Map of Europe --; Introduction --; Part I. European Political Constructs --; 1. The Formation of National Identities --; 2. ‘More Than Its Fair Share of History’: Europe and Its Recent Past --; 3. The Political Structuring of Cultural Identities in Europe --; 4. European Identity in a Transnational Era --; Part II. Cultural and Political Identities in Transition --; 5. Heritage versus Tradition: Cultural Resources for a New Europe? --; 6. Dinosaur, Shipwreck or Museum Piece? The Unstable Identity of European Cinema --; 7. Through the Looking Glass of Football --; Part III. Challenges to Existent Forms of Belonging and Cultural Values --; 8. Parties, Identity and Europeanisation: An Asymmetrical Relationship? --; 9. Remapping Regionalism in Europe --; 10. Cultural Identities and the European City --; Notes on Contributors --; Select Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780857458636; 9783110998283
• DOI: 10.1515/9780857458636
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Marion Demossier.

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 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.