What is Europe?. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anna Triandafyllidou, Ruby Gropas.
• Authors: Triandafyllidou, Anna; Gropas, Ruby
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 What is Europe? An Introduction; Defining Europe; Europe in and beyond the EU; Concluding remarks; 2 The Changing Shape of Europe; The changing shape of Europe in history; Does Europe make history?; Europe and power; Concluding remarks; 3 Visions of a United Europe; What visions has Europe stirred?; Why unify Europe?; Twentieth century Europe: war and peace; Europe: institutions and integration; Enlarging the club -- how far?; From 'how to unify Europe?' to 'what kind of Europe?' and 'how much Europe do we want?'; Concluding remarks; 4 Cultural Europe. Defining culture, yet again ... The interminable quest for definitions and the ever elusive concept of European culture; 'First among equals', Europe and the 'others'; Cultural cleavages and oppositions; The 'other' Europe; Post-Western Europe in the Global Age; Concluding remarks; 5 European Identity -- European Identities; What is identity?; European identity and national identity; Class and nation within European identity; Diversity as identity; The limits of cultural diversity within European identity; Concluding remarks; 6 The Borders and Boundaries of Europe. Why do borders matter? And where does Europe end?The rise and fall (and rise again) of borders; Changing Europe and its borders; Europe as fortress, with gateways and migrants; Concluding remarks; 7 Political Europe; On politics, political cleavages and political systems; Values, ideologies and main political currents; The political legacies of Europe; European politics transformed; Concluding remarks; 8 The Social Dimension of Europe; Introduction; The historical cultural and socio-economic foundations of social protection; The transition to the post-industrial phase in Europe. Social protection and complex inequalityEuropean social model(s); The social dimension of Europe; Concluding remarks; 9 Global Europe; Europe in world politics from then to now; The Cold War and the emergence of Europe; What sort of power is the EU?; Europe as a security actor; The EU and global trade; And how do others see Europe as a global actor?; Concluding remarks; 10 Europe is ... ; The historical vewpoint; A political idea of Europe; Is there a common culture?; So is there a European identity?; Borders: both ideological and geographical; A European political bloc? A European welfare state?Is Europe a political player or is it on the sidelines?; Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 940.561; Political science; National characteristics, European; Europe/General; European history; Regional geography; HISTORY -- Europe -- Western; Civilization; National characteristics, European; Politics and government; Europe-Politics and government; Politics & government; Europe -- Civilization -- 21st century; Europe -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Europe; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137560650; 1137560657
• Related ISBNs: 9781137560667; 1137560665; 1137560657; 9781403986795; 1403986797; 9781403986825; 1403986827
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