Overview

This book discusses the history and contemporary practice of studying cultures at home, by examining Europe's regional or small ethnologies of the past, present and future. With the rise of nationalism and independence in Europe, ethnologies have often played a major role in the nation-building process.

Contributions and Themes

The contributors to this book offer case studies of ethnologies as methodologies, showing how they can address key questions concerning everyday life in Europe. They also explore issues of European integration and the transnational dimension of culture in Europe today, and examine how regional ethnologies can play a crucial part in forming a wider European ethnology as local participants have experience of combining identities within larger regions or nations.