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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2009
Print publication year:
2002
Online ISBN:
9780511496813
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511496813
Subjects:
American History: General Interest, Area Studies, European History after 1450, History, European Studies
Series:
Woodrow Wilson Center Press
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Book description

The creation of the European Union and the progressive integration of the European states has raised serious questions about the existence of a distinctive European identity. Do the British share much in common with the French, or the French with the Danes? Will a unified Europe remain an economic and political possibility with no greater cultural or affective foundations? If there is something that distinguishes all Europeans, what is it, and how is it being changed by recent events? This book addresses these questions in essays ranging from ancient Greece to the end of the twentieth century. Their authors come from different intellectual backgrounds and represent differing intellectual traditions. They discuss questions of politics, religion, commerce, law, language, literature and affectivity. Taken together, they provide a powerful insight into the historical origins of the idea of Europe and into the future of the European Union.

Reviews

‘Implicit in Pagden’s fascinating, erudite and penetrating collection is a consoling message about the ongoing fertility and plurality of the - predominantly Western - European heritage. The very richness, diversity and historical depth of the sources underpinning the European project provide the last best hope of both Europhiles and Eurosceptics.’

Colin Kidd Source: History of European Ideas

‘… important and useful … What is immediately striking is the range of perspectives on offer. … Highly recommended to both general and specific audiences.‘

Source: The Heythrop Journal

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