The European Identity: Historical and Cultural Realities We Cannot Deny

The European Identity: Historical and Cultural Realities We Cannot Deny
ISBN-10
1910376299
ISBN-13
9781910376294
Category
Political Science
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2016-02-15
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Author
Stephen Green

Description

What—if anything—do the twenty-eight member states of the European Union have in common? Amidst all the variety, can one even speak of a European identity? In this timely book, Stephen Green explores these questions and argues for the necessity of the European voice in the international community. Green points out that Europeans can readily define the differences that separate them from others around the globe, but they have yet to clearly define their own similarities across member states. He argues that Europe has something distinctive and vitally important to offer: the experience of a unique journey through centuries of exploration and conflict, errors and lessons, soul-searching and rebuilding—an evolution of universal significance. Coming at a time when the divisions in European culture have been laid bare by recent financial crises and calls for independence, The European Identity identifies one of the biggest challenges for all of the member states of the European Union.

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