Estonians for Europe
Subtitle: national activism for European unification, 1922-1991
By: Pauli Heikkilä
Series: Multiple Europes -- No. 54
Publisher: P.I.E. Peter Lang
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bruxelles; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9782875741660
Subjects: European federation; History; Relations; European Economic Community; European Union
Description: "Estonians for Europe provides a niche insight into nearly eighty years of the history surrounding European unification. Concentrating on Estonian aspirations for an integrative organization in international relations, the book illustrates a number of parallels and differences in view of commonly held narratives of 20th century European history"--
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Turku, May 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : expanding the history of European integration; title: PART I. PANEUROPEAN DISCUSSION IN ESTONIA; title: Paneuropean Union in Estonia; title: Diplomatic means; title: Economic consequences; title: Cultural premises; title: The disintegrating 1930s; title: Common Estonian features in the discussion; title: PART II. NAZI NEW EUROPE AND THE OCCUPIED ESTONIA; title: Totalitarian Europe; title: Aleksander Warma consolidating Europe; title: Estonia in the new Europe; title: PART III. ESTONIAN EMIGRANTS IN THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT; title: The Estonian National Committee of the European Movement; title: Creating contacts and joining; title: Inside the European Movement; title: The outsider's view; title: Uniting the divided continent; title: PART IV. CONCLUSIONS; title: Estonians for European Union?