The symbolic politics of European integration : staging Europe / Jacob Krumrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krumrey, Jacob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Economic Community--History.

European Economic Community.

Manners and customs.

History.

Europe--Economic integration--History--20th century.

Europe.

Europe--Economic integration--History--21st century.

Europe--Civilization--20th century.

Civilization.

Europe--Social life and customs--20th century.

Physical Description:

x, 250 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"This book presents a cultural history of European integration. It revisits the European Community's postwar origins through the lens of symbolic representation and so reveals a hitherto unknown side to Europe's notorious technocrats. They were not simply administrators: they were skillful marketing experts, clever spin doctors, and talented stage directors. After all, what made the European Community stand out among the multitude of postwar European organizations? This book argues that it was not so much its vaunted supranationalism, nor its economic significance; it was its self-proclaimed role as torchbearer of European unity. Combining archival research with media analysis, The Symbolic Politics of European Integration reviews Europe's early parliaments, its early diplomacy, and its long search for "capital cities," from Strasbourg to Brussels. It tells the story of the political theater that staged an enterprise of technocrats as the embodiment of a Europe united in peace and prosperity. This book is an invaluable resource for historians of postwar Europe, as well as for analysts of today's EU, who seek to understand how coal, steel, and tariffs became the stuff the European dream was made of."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index.

ISBN:

9783319681320

331968132X

OCLC:

1002128269