Europe: A Heritage, a Challenge, a PromiseEburon Uitgeverij B.V., 2006 - 233 páginas Modern Europe is a patchwork quilt in which a diverse array of national cultures have been pieced into one community. In Europe: A Heritage, a Challenge, a Promise, Jan Berting reckons with a continent at a turning point in its history, arguing that Europe must balance its urge to modernize with a respect for its shared legacy. As Europe struggles with the tension between its past and its future, Berting pinpoints challenges to modernization and proposes intriguing solutions. He addresses topics as varied as the rise of Islam, political liberalism, and individual freedoms in this comprehensive volume sure to interest all those invested in the future of Europe. |
Contenido
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CIVILISATION AND CULTURE | 17 |
COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES | 27 |
PROGRESS DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL | 39 |
EUROPEAN CULTURE CULTURES OF EUROPE | 51 |
THE SPECIFICITY AND IDENTITY OF EUROPE | 59 |
COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF EUROPEAN | 83 |
COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF EUROPEAN | 103 |
COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF EUROPEAN | 125 |
MODERNITY AND MODERNISATION TYPES | 151 |
IDEALS VALUES AND NORMS | 171 |
CHOICES BEFORE US | 189 |
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Términos y frases comunes
accept achievement adaptation analysis awareness become behaviour belong century certainly chapter characteristics choices citizens civilisation claims closed collective identity collective representations coming common concept concerned connected consequence considered construction countries culture debate democracy democratic dependent discussion dominant economic effects elements especially Europe Europe’s European Union evident exclusion fact feelings forces fundamentalism fundamentalist future globalisation groups historical human idea ideology implies important included increasing individual individualistic industrial institutions interpretation lead major means modern modernisation Moreover movements nation-states nature Nevertheless observe ongoing opportunities opposition organisation persons perspective policies political populations position preceding present principle problems production question reactions refer regions religious respect result rise risks role seems seen sense situation social society specific technological thinking traditional types understanding University values workers
Pasajes populares
Página 225 - De la Réorganisation de la société européenne, ou de la Nécessité et des moyens de rassembler les peuples de l'Europe en un seul corps politique en conservant à chacun son indépendance nationale, par M.
Referencias a este libro
De versplinterde samenleving: de gevolgen van moderniteit en modernisering ... J. Berting Vista previa limitada - 2006 |