Imagining European Unity since 1000 AD [electronic resource] /
Pasture, Patrick.author.
European unity is a dream that has appealed to the imagination since the Middle Ages. Its motives have varied from a longing for peace to a deep-rooted abhorrence of diversity, as well as a yearning to maintain Europe's colonial dominance. This book offers a multifaceted history that takes in account the European imagination in a global context.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
European unity is a dream that has appealed to the imagination since the Middle Ages. Its motives have varied from a longing for peace to a deep-rooted abhorrence of diversity, as well as a yearning to maintain Europe's colonial dominance. This book offers a multifaceted history that takes in account the European imagination in a global context.
"Peace for our time": the European quest for peace -- Peace in Christendom? -- Enlightenment, revolution, and the evaporating dream of a perpetual peace -- Peace during the concert -- Between empire, market and nation -- The Long War -- Hope and deception -- Pacification by division -- Epilogue: the EC's colonial empire -- Conclusion: in search of European unity.
European Union
World politics.
European Union.
Europe—History.
Peace.
World history.
Imperialism.
Political History.
European Union Politics.
European History.
Peace Studies.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.