Conquering peace: from the Enlightenment to the European Union
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England: Harvard University Press, 2021
Monograph, Bibliography, Printed Resource
- 513 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten
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"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"--
Introduction: Europe and peace -- The enlightened spirit of peace: beyond the Treaty of Utrecht -- The spirit of Vienna: a balance of diplomacy -- The spirit of Geneva: seeking peace through a League of Nations -- The first postwar European spirit: breakthrough to unification -- The second postwar European spirit: the flight of the monarch butterflies -- Conclusion: Quo vadis, Europe?
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Conquering peace: from the Enlightenment to the European Union
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Statement of Responsibility: | Stella Ghervas |
Author / Contributor: | Ghervas, Stella |
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Publication: | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England: Harvard University Press, 2021 |
Media Type: | Monograph, Bibliography |
Carrier Type: | Printed Resource |
Pagination: | 513 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten |
ISBN: | 9780674975262 hbk. |
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