Borders increasingly capture the attention of policy-makers and scholars across Europe. The deepening and widening of the European Union, the spread of Euroregions, and the creation of new states in eastern Europe since the early 1990s have thrown the changing internal and external borders of the EU into sharp relief. Globalization has brought more widespread and fundamental changes, with increased cross-border flows of goods, capital, information and people.

 Politicians can negotiate currency disputes, redraw national boundaries, and raise trade tariffs but what unforeseen problems may be caused by the melding of societal boundaries and the lowering of cultural tariffs? Originating from a range of nationalities and ethnic groups, the contributors to this volume focus on cultural and social processes o

This two-volume encyclopedia examines life and culture in every country in Europe, from Iceland, Portugal, and Ireland to Finland, Russia, and every country in between. From Portugal's famous port wine to traditional Russian dress, this two-volume encyclopedia will take readers on a journey through Europe, looking at contemporary life and traditional customs. Europe profiles life in the 46 nations of Europe through detailed, comprehensive entries. Each country profile looks at contemporary and cultural topics such as religion, social customs, lifestyle and leisure, cuisine, gender...