Idea of Europe - From Antiquity to the European Union

Zusammenfassung This collection discusses what it means to be 'European'! covering the period from Antiquity to the end of the twentieth century. Addressing politics! law! religion! culture! literature and affectivity! this broad account shows how a distinctive European identity has grown over the centuries! and looks at the European Union's future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Introduction Anthony Pagden; 1. Europe: conceptualising a continent Anthony Pagden; 2. Some Europes in their History J. G. A. Pocock; 3. 'Europe' in the Middle Ages William Chester Jordan; 4. The Republican mirror: the Dutch idea of Europe Hans Blom; 5. The Napoleonic Empire and the Europe of nations Biancamaria Fontana; 6. Homo politicus and homo oeconomicus: the European citizen according to Max Weber Wilfried Nippel; Part II: 7. The European self rethinking an attitude Michael Herzfeld; 8. European Nationalism and European Union Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia; 9. From the ironies of identity to the identity of ironies Luisa Passerini; 10. Muslims and European identity: can Europe represent Islam? Talal Asad; 11. The long road to unity: the contribution of law to the process of European integration, 1945-1995 Philip Ruttley; 12. The Euro, economic federalism and the question of national sovereignty Elie Cohen; 13. Identity politics and European integration: the case of Germany Thomas Risse and Daniela Engelmann-Martin; 14. Nationalism in Spain: the organization of Convivencia Andrés de Blas Guerrero; 15. The Kantian idea of Europe: critical and cosmopolitan perspectives James Tully.

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• Authors: Anthony Pagden, Anthony (The Johns Hopkins University) Pagden, Mr. Anthony Pagden
• Assisted by: Lee H. Hamilton (Editor), Anthony Pagden (Editor), Mr. Anthony Pagden (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2002
• EAN: 9780521795524
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79552-4
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Woodrow Wilson Center Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education