Inventing Europe - Idea, Identity, Reality

A critical analysis of the idea of Europe and the limits and possibilities of a European identity in the broader perspective of history. This book argues that the crucial issue is the articulation of a new identity that is based on post-national citizenship rather than ambivalent notions of unity.

List of contents

The ambivalence of Europe - a theoretical introduction; the origins of the idea of Europe; the westernization of Europe; the limits of Europe - the shifting frontier; Europe in the age of modernity; Europe in the mirror of the Orient; the crisis of European identity; Europe as a Cold War construction; Europe after the Cold War; conclusion - towards post-national citizenship.

About the author

GERARD DELANTY

Summary

A critical analysis of the idea of Europe and the limits and possibilities of a European identity in the broader perspective of history. This book argues that the crucial issue is the articulation of a new identity that is based on post-national citizenship rather than ambivalent notions of unity.

Product details

• Authors: G Delanty, G. Delanty, Gerard Delanty
• Publisher: Palgrave USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.04.1995
• EAN: 9780312125691
• ISBN: 978-0-312-12569-1
• No. of pages: 187
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories