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The meaning of Europe : variety and contention within and among nations / edited by Mikael af Malmborg and Bo Str°ath

Malmborg, Mikael af, 1962-2001 ; Str°ath, Bo

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Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2002

xiv, 326 p ; 23 cm

Englisch

Introduction: the national meaning of Europe /Mikael af Malmborg and Bo Str°ath --Irony of symbolic reciprocities : the Greek meaning of 'Europe' as a historical inversion of the European meaning of 'Greece' /Constantine Tsoukalas --Dual appeal of 'Europe' in Italy /Mikael af Malmborg --'Europeanism' versus 'Africanism' : 'Europe' as a symbol of modernity and democratic renewal in Spain /Pablo Jáuregui --Us or them? The meaning of Europe in British political discourse /Piers Ludlow --Swedish demarcation to Europe /Bo Str°ath --On the brink or in-between? The conception of Europe in Finnish indentity /Henrik Meinander --Europe's Eastern outpost? The meanings of Europe' in Baltic discourses /Klas-Göran Karlsson --From the USSR to Gorbachev to Putin : Perestroika as a failed excursion from 'the West' to 'Europe' in Russian discourse /Iver B. Neumann --Complex of an unwanted child : the meanings of Europe in Polish discourse /Barbara Törnquist-Plewa --Czech discourse on Europe, 1848-1948 /Miroslav Hroch --A.E.I.O.U. : Austria Europae Imago, Onus, Unio? /Gilbert Weiss --Continuities and changes of Europe in German national identity /Willfried Spohn --Meanings of Europe in French national discourse : a French Europe or an Europeanized France? /Robert Frank.

Includes bibliographical references. - Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2003

0-585-48452-X (electronic bk.); 978-1-280-33919-6 ; 978-0-585-48452-5 (electronic bk.); 1-85973-576-2 (cloth); 978-1-85973-576-3 (cloth); 1-85973-581-9 (paper); 978-1-85973-581-7 (paper); 1-84520-579-0 ; 978-1-84520-579-9 ; 1-280-33919-5

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Basisklassifikation: 89.73 (Europapolitik; Europäische Union)

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*EuropaEuropa ; Nationalstaat ; ; ; Europäische Integration ; ; ; Politische Identität ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

*Europa ; Nationalstaat ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

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LOC-SH: Politics and culture -- Europe -- History. ; National characteristics, European. ; Politique et culture -- Europe -- Histoire. ; Européens. ; Europe -- Civilization. ; Europe -- Intellectual life. ; Europe -- Boundaries. ; Europe -- Historiography. ; Europe -- Foreign public opinion. ; Europe -- Civilisation. ; Europe -- Vie intellectuelle. ; Europe -- Frontières. ; Europe -- Historiographie. ; Electronic books. ; Politics and culture -- History -- Europe ; National characteristics, European ; Politique et culture -- Histoire -- Europe ; Européens ; Europe -- Civilization ; Europe -- Intellectual life ; Europe -- Boundaries ; Europe -- Historiography ; Europe -- Civilisation ; Europe -- Vie intellectuelle ; Europe -- Frontières ; Europe -- Historiographie -- Europe ; Politics and culture -- Europe -- History. ; National characteristics, European. ; Politique et culture -- Europe -- Histoire. ; Européens. ; Europe -- Civilization. ; Europe -- Intellectual life. ; Europe -- Boundaries. ; Europe -- Historiography. ; Europe -- Foreign public opinion. ; Europe -- Civilisation. ; Europe -- Vie intellectuelle. ; Europe -- Frontières. ; Europe -- Historiographie. ; Electronic books.

Electronic books ; Europe / Foreign public opinion ; Electronic books / History ; Europa ; Europäische Integration ; Nationalstaat ; Politische Identität

Introduction: the national meaning of Europe Mikael af Malmborg and Bo Stråth -- Irony of symbolic reciprocities : the Greek meaning of 'Europe' as a historical inversion of the European meaning of 'Greece' Constantine Tsoukalas -- Dual appeal of 'Europe' in Italy Mikael af Malmborg -- 'Europeanism' versus 'Africanism' : 'Europe' as a symbol of modernity and democratic renewal in Spain Pablo Jáuregui -- Us or them? The meaning of Europe in British political discourse Piers Ludlow -- Swedish demarcation to Europe Bo Stråth -- On the brink or in-between? The conception of Europe in Finnish identity Henrik Meinander -- Europe's Eastern outpost? The meanings of Europe' in Baltic discourses Klas-Göran Karlsson -- From the USSR to Gorbachev to Putin : Perestroika as a failed excursion from 'the West' to 'Europe' in Russian discourse Iver B. Neumann -- Complex of an unwanted child : the meanings of Europe in Polish discourse Barbara Törnquist-Plewa -- Czech discourse on Europe, 1848-1948 Miroslav Hroch -- A.E.I.O.U. : Austria Europae Imago, Onus, Unio? Gilbert Weiss -- Continuities and changes of Europe in German national identity Willfried Spohn -- Meanings of Europe in French national discourse : a French Europe or an Europeanized France? Robert Frank

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Mention the word Europe in today's society and you are greeted with a range of responses, from impassioned debate, to scepticism and outright hostility. Yet long before the emergence of the modern European Union, the concept of Europe played a vital role in the creation of national identity. This book considers the wealth of contemporary and historical attitudes towards Europe and how these vary both within and between nation-states. Why are some countries 'Europhiles' whilst others are 'Europho bic'? How has Europe alternately been perceived as a threat to local culture and identity or as th