Europe as an idea and an identity / Heikki Mikkeli ; consulting editor, Jo Campling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mikkeli, Heikki.

Contributor:

Campling, Jo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Europe--History.

Europe.

History.

Europe--Civilization.

Civilization.

Nationalism--Europe.

Nationalism.

Europe--Relations.

Physical Description:

x, 263 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

The subject of this book is the history of the idea of Europe and European identity. The first part introduces the various attempts to unify Europe from antiquity to the European Union. In the second part the relationship of Europe with America and Russia is considered, as well as the ambivalent role of Central Europe between East and West. The possibility of a common European identity is also discussed, a theme which may have an impact on the ways European history is written in the future.

Contents:

Part I Europe As an Idea

1 The Mythological and Geographical Roots of Europe 3

2 Christendom and Europe in the Middle Ages 17

3 The Balance of Power and the Quest for Peace 33

4 Nationalism, Federalism and the United States of Europe 59

5 A New Hope Emerging: the Interwar Period 91

6 Towards Maastricht: the Realization of the European Union 109

Part II European Identity

7 The Border of Expansion: Europe and America 135

8 The Border of Defence: Europe and Russia 157

9 The Question of Central Europe: Europe-in-Between? 177

10 The Historical Principles of European Identity 195

11 European Political and Cultural Identities 213

12 Writing European History 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index.

ISBN:

0312210396

OCLC:

37261036