Description |
1 online resource (513 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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gdr Women |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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 spirit of enlarged Europe: the flight of the monarch butterflies -- Conclusion: Quo vadis, Europe? |
Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
Biography |
Stella Ghervas is Professor of Russian History at Newcastle University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Peace-building, European -- History.
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Political science -- Europe -- Philosophy.
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Europe -- Politics and government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. |
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HISTORY / Europe / General |
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Peace-building, European. |
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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Politics and government. |
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Europe. |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780674975262 067497526X (DLC) 2020032841 (OCoLC)1198088673 |
ISBN |
9780674259072 PDF |
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0674259076 PDF |
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9780674259089 EPUB |
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0674259084 EPUB |
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9780674975262 hardcover |
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