Ambivalent Europeans: Ritual, Memory and the Public Sphere in Malta
, by Mitchell,Jon P.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415271523 | 0415271525
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/9/2001
Ambivalent Europeansexamines the implications of living on the fringes of Europe. In Malta, public debate is dominated by the question of Europe, both at a policy level - whether or not to join the EU - and at the level of national identity - whether or not the Maltese are "European." Jon Mitchell identifies a profound ambivalence towards Europe, and also more broadly to the key processes of "modernization." He traces this tendency through a number of key areas of social life - gender, the family, community, politics, religion and ritual.