Conquering peace : from the enlightenment to the European Union
Long before the European Union was the ideal of Europe: a continent politically united and thereby at peace. In a pointed warning to Euroskeptics, Stella Ghervas shows that, for more than 300 years, European thinkers and political leaders have sought to achieve peace by pursuing political unity, wit...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge : Harvard University Press,
2021
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| Schlagworte: | Peace-building, European Political science Peace-building, European-History Political science-Europe-Philosophy Europe-Politics and government Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (529 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Long before the European Union was the ideal of Europe: a continent politically united and thereby at peace. In a pointed warning to Euroskeptics, Stella Ghervas shows that, for more than 300 years, European thinkers and political leaders have sought to achieve peace by pursuing political unity, with the EU representing the latest achievement. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Europe and Peace -- 1. The Enlightened Spirit of Peace: Beyond the Treaty of Utrecht -- 2. The Spirit of Vienna: A Balance of Diplomacy -- 3. The Spirit of Geneva: Seeking Peace through a League of Nations -- 4. The Postwar European Spirit: Breakthrough to Unification -- 5. The Spirit of Enlarged Europe: The Flight of the Monarch Butterflies -- Conclusion: Quo Vadis, Europe? -- Abbreviations and Note on Proper Names -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (529 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780674259072 0674259076 9780674975262 067497526X |