Ambivalent Europeans : ritual, memory and the public sphere in Malta / Jon P. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Jon P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

National characteristics, Maltese.

Group identity--Malta.

Group identity.

Relations.

Malta--Relations--European Union.

Malta.

European Union--Relations--Malta.

Physical Description:

xiii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

"Ambivalent Europeans" examines the implications of living on the fringes of Europe. In Malta, public debate is dominated by the question of Europe, both at a policy level - whether or not to join the EU - and at the level of national identity - whether or not the Maltese are "European." Jon Mitchell identifies a profound ambivalence towards Europe, and also more broadly to the key processes of "modernization." He traces this tendency through a number of key areas of social life - gender, the family, community, politics, religion and ritual.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and index.

ISBN:

0415271525

0415271533

OCLC:

47705537