The European Puzzle: The Political Structuring of Cultural Identities at a Time of Transition - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845453719 ISBN 13 : 9781845453718

Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Marion Demossier

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Marion Demossier is a senior lecturer in French and Anthropology at the University of Bath. She is the co-ordinator of a postgraduate Euromasters and Trans-Atlantic Masters course on 'Culture and identity in Europe' which has provided the material for this book. She has published extensively on the Anthropology of rural France and has recently edited a book on Recollections of France: Memories, Identities and Heritage (Berghahn, 2001). Her first monograph Hommes et Vins, une anthropologie du vignoble bourguignon was published in 1999 (editions universitaires de Dijon) and won a prize. She is currently preparing a monograph on Wine Culture and Consumption in France.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845453719
• ISBN 13: 9781845453718
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Éditeur: Demossier Marion