What is Europe?
By: [produced by the Open University in conjunction with the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities].
Contributors: Wilson, Kevin.; Dussen, W. J. van der; Shelley, Monica.; Winck, Margaret.; Rieu, Alain-Marc.; Duprat, Gérard.; Parker, Noel, 1945-; Boer, Pim den.; Bugge, Peter.; Wœver, Ole.; Schröder, Konrad, 1941-; Open University.; European Association of Distance Teaching Universities.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Education -- Europe.; Mass media -- Europe.; Democracy -- Europe.; Political culture -- Europe.; State, The -- Europe.; Civil rights -- Europe.; Europe -- History -- Philosophy.; Europe -- Politics and government.; Europe -- Civilization.; Europe -- Social life and customs.
Other titles: History of the idea of Europe.; Aspects of European cultural diversity.; European democratic culture.; Europe and the wider world.
Description: "This book puts the idea of Europe in its historical context, tracing it back to the ancient Greeks and their association of Europe with political freedom. From this starting point the first essay shows how Europe became identified with Christendom in the fifteenth century and with 'civilization' in the eighteenth, before being used by nineteenth-century reformers and reactionaries either to promote change or to defend the status quo." "Twentieth-century developments are the focus for discussion in the other two essays. A number of 'projects' for Europe are examined against the background of the two world wars, consideration is given to recent trends towards political and economic integration and an assessment is offered of the contemporary relevance of the European idea."--BOOK JACKET.

This book puts the idea of Europe in its historical context, tracing it back to the ancient Greeks and their association of Europe with political freedom. From this starting point the first essay shows how Europe became identified with Christendom in the fifteenth century and with 'civilization' in the eighteenth, before being used by nineteenth-century reformers and reactionaries either to promote change or to defend the status quo.

Twentieth-century developments are the focus for discussion in the other two essays. A number of 'projects' for Europe are examined against the background of the two world wars, consideration is given to recent trends towards political and economic integration and an assessment is offered of the contemporary relevance of the European idea.
Notes: Title from cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Book 1.  The history of the idea of Europe / edited by Kevin Wilson and Jan van der Dussen ; contributors, Pim den Boer, Peter Bugge, Ole Wœver; title: Book 2.  Aspects of European cultural diversity / edited by Monica Shelley and Margaret Winck ; contributors, Konrad Schröder ... [et al.]; title: Book 3.  European democratic culture / edited by Alain-Marc Rieu and Gérard Duprat ; English edition prepared by Noël Parker ; contributors, Alain-Marc Rieu ... [et al.]; title: Book 4.  Europe and the wider world