A European Geography

A European Geography provides a geographical exposition of the whole of Europe. Tim Unwin provides a thematic approach covering cultural identity, political structure, and economic and social organization. Each chapter includes case studies written by leading European specialists, helping to draw out particular themes in a local context.

List of figures

ix

(3)

List of tables

xii

(2)

List of contributors

xiv

(3)

Preface

xvii

(1)

Acknowledgements

xviii

Chapter 1 Ideas of Europe

1

(16)

Tim Unwin

PART I European cultural identities

17

(66)

Chapter 2 The peopling of Europe

19

(15)

W.R. Mead

The Celts and the Celtic fringe

24

(5)

Robert A. Dodgshon

The peopling of Finland

29

(5)

W.R. Mead

Chapter 3 European languages

34

(17)

Alexander B. Murphy

Hungary, Hungarians and the Hungarian language

41

(6)

Peter Sherwood

The geography of languages in Switzerland

47

(4)

Andre-Louis Sanguin

Chapter 4 Religious dimensions of European culture

51

(14)

Tim Unwin

Judaism and Islam

56

(6)

Tim Unwin

The Waldensians

62

(3)

Paola Sereno

Chapter 5 Cultural landscapes

65

(18)

Denis Cosgrove

Narratives and names: Irish landscape meanings

73

(5)

Catherine Nash

Mentalites, ideologies and modern Greek landscape management

78

(5)

Panagiotis Doukellis

PART II Political dimensions

83

(66)

Chapter 6 Nations and peoples

85

(15)

Nuala C. Johnson

The Basques

89

(4)

Roger Collins

Slovenia

93

(7)

Felicita Medved

Chapter 7 A revolutionary idea

100

(15)

Tim Unwin

Revolutions in France and Europe, c. 1750-c. 1900

105

(5)

Pamela Pilbeam

The clock-making Jura: cradle of anarchism

110

(5)

Antoine S. Bailly

Chapter 8 Political parties

115

(14)

Mark Blacksell

Italian politics: anomaly or extreme example of contemporary European experience?

120

(5)

John Agnew

The environmental agenda in the Czech Republic

125

(4)

Andrew Tickle

Chapter 9 The European Union: cumulative and uneven integration

129

(20)

Allan M. Williams

The northern expansion

132

(9)

Roger Bivand

Turkey and the EU

141

(8)

Jesus del Rio Luelmo

PART III Economic production and exchange

149

(90)

Chapter 10 Agricultural production

151

(18)

Brian Ilbery

Agri-environmental issues in Germany

154

(11)

Geoff A. Wilson

The transformation of agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia

165

(4)

Eva H. Karasek

Chapter 11 Industrial restructuring in Europe: recent tendencies in the organization and geography of production

169

(17)

Ray Hudson

Transforming the motor vehicle industry in Hungary 1989-95

172

(6)

David Sadler

Adam Swain

Industrial restructuring in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area: towards a new map of production?

178

(8)

Mario Vale

Chapter 12 European financial systems

186

(17)

Jane S. Pollard

The development of regional banks in Hungary and the Czech Republic

194

(5)

Britta Klagge

Always here and there: the City of London

199

(4)

Nigel Thrift

Chapter 13 Trade, European integration and territorial cohesion

203

(17)

Jean Paul Charrie

The World Wide Web in Europe and European exchange

209

(4)

Eric F. Berthoud

The port of Rotterdam as an engine for European integration

213

(7)

Bart Kuipers

Chapter 14 Consumption and retailing: sameness and difference

220

(19)

Ronan Paddison

Andrew Paddison

The restructuring of Polish retailing

224

(8)

Andrzej Werwicki

Fashion between local and global

232

(7)

Paolo Giaccaria

PART IV Social agendas

239

(92)

Chapter 15 Demography

241

(19)

Tony Champion

Terror in the Yugoslav conflict

244

(6)

James Gow

Moroccan immigration to Spain

250

(10)

Pablo Pumares

Chapter 16 Education and welfare

260

(14)

Michael Bradford

Swedish welfareism -- a model in question?

262

(7)

Roger Andersson

The development and transformation of Petrzalka New Town, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

269

(5)

Jozef Mladek

Dusan Simko

Chapter 17 Gender, geography and Europe

274

(17)

Claire Dwyer

Fiona M. Smith

Work alternatives for Spanish women in rural areas Mireia Baylina

281

(5)

The (re)negotiation of masculinity in Sheffield, UK Matthew Shepherd

286

(5)

Chapter 18 Health and health policy in Europe

291

(20)

Graham Moon

Sarah Curtis

Cancer in Norway

295

(11)

Asbjorn Aase

The AIDS epidemic in Russia

306

(5)

Markku Loytonen

Chapter 19 Tourism and travel

311

(20)

Derek R. Hall

Ecotourism in Austria

317

(6)

Erlet Cater

The Caucasian spa resorts: ecological context and problems of development

323

(9)

Dmitri Piterski

Isolde Brade

PART V Conclusions

331

(14)

Chapter 20 European futures

333

(12)

Tim Unwin

Bibliography

345

(34)

Index

379

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