
The Europeanization of Europe: Europe's Cultural Identity in the Context of the Integration Processes
Piotr Mazurkiewicz(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 11. September 2025
Book
Hardback
536 pages
978-90-04-72767-0 (ISBN)
Description
A Bolivian, working in Warsaw for many years, decided to apply for Polish citizenship. He was asked only one question at the migration office: whether he ate sauerkraut hunters' stew and fermented dill cucumbers in brine. "You know," he said later, "for many years I was not able to swallow it, but recently I forced myself and was able to honestly answer 'yes'." Cuisine, no doubt, is one of the elements of national culture. The question, however, was not just about cuisine, but about belonging to a national community that this man found worthy of such a sacrifice. Europe is called "the continent of culture." In the book, Piotr Mazurkiewicz engages in a reflection on what constitutes the hard core of this culture which allows us to call ourselves Europeans.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
916 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-72767-0 (9789004727670)
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Persons
Piotr Mazurkiewicz, Ph.D. (1960), Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, is a Professor of Political Science. Among other publications, he has published: Two Towers and a Minaret: Migration from a Catholic Perspective (2024).