Europe's utopias of peace : 1815, 1919, 1951 / Bo Stråth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stråth, Bo, 1943- author.

Series:

Europe's legacy in the modern world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Europe--History.

Democracy.

Nationalism--Europe--History.

Nationalism.

Peace--Political aspects--Europe--History.

Peace.

Social movements--Europe--History.

Social movements.

Utopias--Europe--History--19th century.

Utopias.

Utopias--Europe--History--20th century.

Europe--Commerce--History.

Europe.

Europe--History, Military.

Europe--Politics and government--19th century.

Europe--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (553 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Europe's Utopias of Peace explores attempts to create a lasting European peace in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars and the two world wars. The book charts the 250 year cycle of violent European conflicts followed by new utopian formulations for peace. The utopian illusion was that future was predictable and rules could prescribe behaviour in conflicts to come. Bo Stråth examines the reiterative bicentenary cycle since 1815, where each new postwar period built on a design for a project for European unification. He sets out the key historical events and the continuous struggle with nationalism, linking them to legal, political and economic thought. Biographical sketches of the most prominent thinkers and actors provide the human element to this narrative. Europe's Utopias of Peace presents a new perspective on the ideological, legal, economic and intellectual conditions that shaped Europe since the 19th century and presents this in a global context. It challenges the conventional narrative on Europe's past as a progressive enlightenment heritage, highlighting the ambiguities of the legacies that pervade the institutional structures of contemporary Europe. Its long-term historical perspective will be invaluable for students of contemporary Europe or modern European history

Contents:

Introduction: Utopia, history and teleology : the bicentenary European search for a political economy for welfare and warfare, and struggle with nationalism and democracy

The Vienna peace utopia of 1815 and the world of trade

Welfare : the dissolution of the Vienna peace utopia from within

Warfare : the dissolution of the Vienna peace utopia from without

Versailles : the utopia of peace through democracy

The Great Depression and the collapse of the world order

After World War II : from the utopia of peace for the Cold War to the Euro-crisis and the search for a new narrative

Epilogue: The bicentenary European struggle with nationalism and democracy, and search for a global political economy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474237765

1474237762

9781474237758

1474237754

OCLC:

933251251