This book looks at the history of work and the meanings that are attached to it over time. Taking as its basis a number of international surveys and interviews

The author explores the phenomenon of the Jewish culture in Europe. In this book she askes in what way do non-Jews embrace and enact Jewish culture and for what

As European countries become more interdependent, the provision of common goods increasingly must be organized across national boundaries, levels of government,

History and reality of European culture; tasks of cultural policy; Europe's cultural role in the world.

This valuable collection is the first to identify how social solidarity across Europe is being re-invented from below and redefined from above.