A European Cultural Identity? Heritage and Shared Histories in the European Union

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10834945
AutoresBouke Van Gorp (Utrecht University, autor de correspondencia), J Renes (0000-0001-7624-1212, Utrecht University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2007
Volumen98
Número3
Páginas407-415
Fecha de publicación2007-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0040-747X • E-ISSN: 1467-9663
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9663.2007.00406.x
OpenAlexW2158776734
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas9

Do the people in the European Union share a cultural identity? One important aspect of cultural identity is shared histories or common memories. Such histories can be presented by heritage. Heritage is those traces of the past a society chooses to preserve. Heritage is therefore also a way of defining oneself. To this day, the European Union has not yet compiled its own list of heritage. This paper analyses the World Heritage Sites of EU member states: sites that are considered to be of universal value. When taken together, what image of European history do these sites represent

Aesthetics · Art · Business · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Cultural identity · European union · Genealogy · Identity (music · Industrial heritage · International trade · Member states · Political science · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law