Europe and Asia beyond East and West / edited by Gerard Delanty.

This major new book tackles key questions on Europe in the context of shifting parameters of East and West. The contributors - sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers and historians - show, from a variety of different perspectives, that the conventional equation of Europe with the West must be q...

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Superior document:Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies ; 8
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Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies ; 8.
Physical Description:1 online resource (337 p.)
Notes:
  • Selected conference papers.
  • Revised conference papers.
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Summary:This major new book tackles key questions on Europe in the context of shifting parameters of East and West. The contributors - sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers and historians - show, from a variety of different perspectives, that the conventional equation of Europe with the West must be questioned. Featuring four thematically organized chapters, the book looks at: a post-Western worldAsia in Europe: encounters in historybetween Europe and Asiaotherness in Europe and Asia.Exploring new expressions of European self-understanding i
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:113418140X
1280622172
9786610622177
0203963105
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Gerard Delanty.