European identity and the Second World War / edited by Menno Spiering and Michael Wintle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wintle, Michael J.

Spiering, M. (Menno)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society.

European cooperation.

History.

Europe--Civilization--1945-.

Europe.

Civilization.

European cooperation--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Europe.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Influence.

National characteristics, European.

War and society--Europe.

Group identity--Europe.

Group identity.

Human rights--Europe.

Human rights.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Physical Description:

xv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"The two concepts at the centre of this book: Europe, and the Second World War, are constantly changing in public perception. Now that 'Europe' is an even more contested idea than ever, this volume informs the current discourse on European identity by analysing Europe's reaction to the tragedy, heroism and disgrace of the Second World War"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Notes on the Contributors

Introduction

Ideals, Identity and War: the Idea of Europe, 1939-70; M.Wintle

PART I: WORLD WAR II, EUROPE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights and European Identity since World War II: Vergangenheitsbewa;ltigung through Law; H.Porsdam

Before Integration: Human Rights and Post-war Europe; H.Schulz-Forberg

From War Talk to Rights Talk: Exile Politics, Human Rights, and the Two World Wars ; J.Winter

PART II: REFLECTIONS: NARRATIVES OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION AND WORLD WAR II

Myth and History in European Post-War History Writing; J.Ifversen

From Nazi Legacy to Cold War: British Perceptions of European Identity, 1945-5; W.Webster

The Nordic Way Out: Europe in Danish Literature after the Second World War ; H.van der Liet

'Europe is the Country of the Spirit': Albert Camus and Europeanism in France, 1944-47; M.van Montfrans

PART III: VISIONS: PLANS FOR A NEW EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR II

The Ventotene Manifesto: the Crisis of the Nation State and the Political Identity of Europe; M.D'Auria

Max Kohnstamm's New Europe; A.van Heerikhuizen

Atoms for Europe; M.Spiering

Before Self-Reflexivity: Imperialism and Colonialism in the Early Discourses of European Integration; W.Schmale

PART IV: SHOAH, WAR AND EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION

Holocaust Literature and the Shaping of European Identity after the Second World War: the Case of Jorge Semprún; K-M.Simonsen

Goodbye to All That? Jewish Views of Europe after 1945; I.Zwiep

Language out of Darkness: George Steiner Speaking the Unspeakable; R.G.Soeiro

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230273238

0230273238

OCLC:

682891230