Drawing on ethno-anthropological fieldwork, this book considers issues of identity and belonging in Europe from a consciously emic perspective. The book explores issues such as borders, migration, economic organization, heritage, and the politics and practice of developing cultural understanding.

Autorentext

ULLRICH KOCKEL is currently Professor of Ethnology, University of Ulster, UK. His research ranges across the field of European ethnology, with special focus on cultural encounters, and on culture and economy. He is an Academician of the Academy for the Social Sciences, and President of the Société Internationale d'Ethnologie et de Folklore.

Inhalt
Setting Out: Europe - A Winter's Tale First Journey - In the Frontier: Balancing on Borderlines Second Journey - In the Diaspora: Among Mobile Europeans Third Journey - To the Market: Trading Our Futures Fourth Journey - On the Grand Tour: We Should Remember Fifth Journey - Towards Castalia: To Re-Place Europe Envisioning the Not-Yet: Before Coming Home