| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) |
| Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies Supplement
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| Contents |
1. Europe Abroad; 2. Gentiles; 3. The Berlin Wall; 4. Soviets of the Mind; 5. The Secular Soul; 6. The Leopard's Italy; 7. England; 8. Champagne France; 9. Two Benagli Greeks; 10. The Polish Hospital; 11. Postmodern Europe; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Europe's mythical origins lie in Zeus' abduction of the Asian princess Europa. Down the real centuries, Asia has played a crucial role in the making of Europe - as an object of Orientalist fantasy and colonial desire, but also of the spread of the liberating values and humane letters associated with the continent. In this book, a lifelong admirer of Europe casts a critical yet loving eye on the continent to ask what it means to him. The book revolves around a series of personal encounters. These range from following his father to Cambridge, and meeting two Bengali lovers in Calcutta who cheris |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy.
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Civilization
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045637
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012330068 |
| ISBN |
9789814311519 |
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9814311510 |
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9814311502 |
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9789814311502 |
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