Shades of Blue : Claiming Europe in the Age of Disintegration.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krawatzek, Félix.

Contributor:

Pestel, Friedemann.

Trimçev, Rieke.

Feindt, Gregor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity--Europe.

Group identity.

Europe--Boundaries--Social aspects.

Europe.

Europe--Civilization--21st century.

Europe--Civilization--20th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book identifies competing conceptions of 'Europe' in public debates and relates these meanings to national, regional, and ideological divisions. It provides new insights into the European senses of belonging that citizens are exposed to and the normative thresholds that demarcate the boundaries of the European project"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The many meanings of Europe

The roots of Europe? From ancient Greece to the enlightenment

Risen from the ashes? Telling stories about post-war Europe

The seminal catastrophe: The first world war between European ambitions and national realities

Universalizing the Holocaust: Founding myth(s) for Europe

Two totalitarian regimes, two genocides? An alternative foundation from "new Europe"

Beyond the pale for Europe: Present-day Russia

The impossible EU member: Turkey's enduring non-accession

War in the "heart of Europe": Facing mass violence in the Balkans

Pacts of forgetting? Integrating Greece, Spain, and Portugal

Target Europe? Striving for solidarity against terror

To leave or not to leave: The many histories behind Brexit

Europe's failure, Europe's rebirth? Refugee crises

The future of Europe's past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501779336

1501779338

9781501779343

1501779346

OCLC:

1449627669