The meanings of Europe : changes and exchanges of a contested concept / edited by Claudia Wiesner and Meike Schmidt-Gleim.

Other author Wiesner, Claudia editor.
Other author Schmidt-Gleim, Meike, editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Descriptionxviii, 265 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesRoutledge advances in sociology ;
Routledge advances in sociology 118. ^A505086
Abstract "What is Europe? What are the contents of the concept of Europe? And what defines European identity? Instead of only asking these classical questions, this volume also explores who asks these questions, and who is addressed with such questions. Who answers the questions, from which standpoints and for what reasons? Which philosophical, historical, religious or political traditions influence the answers? This book addresses its task in three parts. The first concentrates on the controversies around the meaning of Europe. The second focuses on the role of the European Union. The third discusses Europe and its relations to different types of otherness, or rather, non-European-ness. The volume produces a complex and plural picture of the concepts, ideas, debates and (ex)changes associated with the concept of Europe, and has a clear significance for today's debates on European identity, Europeanization, and the EU. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013028082
ISBN9780415857062
ISBN0415857066 (hardback)

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Joyner General Stacks D1055 .M43 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold