History and Future of European Identity
by Wolfgang Scgmale
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In the early modern era European identity was expressed in the vision of Europe as a Christian republic. With the 18th century?s enlightenment the idea of European culture developed. Europe?s identity was its culture. The wars and crimes of the first half of the 20th century put an end to this certitude. Instead of the unifying European culture the project of European unification in the areas of economy, politics, society, education, science, culture etc. was born. Up to today no European identity or as former president of the European commission Jacques Delors said: ?Giving Europe a soul? has been created. European identity remains a challenge for the future. The integration and conflation through globalisation questions the paradigm of unity. Step by step this paradigm is replaced by that of cohesion in a globalising world. Thus European identity must rather be understood as cohesion in global plurality than as a unified entity. For the first time a history of European culture beginning with the 15th century, taking even older sources into account, until today is presented. This work gives a reliable base for examinations of future European identity.
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Author Biography
Professor Dr. Schmale is full professor for modern and contemporary history at the university of Vienna.
W. Kohlhammer GmbH
Kohlhammer is a traditional publishing house located in southern Germany and was established in 1866. It is one of Germany’s principal academic publishing houses and is active in a large variety of academic areas. Making quality information available to professionals, the academia as well as to an interested and informed public has been and remains Kohlhammer’s ambition. Kohlhammer’s areas of expertise include:History, Theology, Religious Studies, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Ethics, Economics as well as Psychology, Pedagogy, Special Education, Medicine and Health Care and Law.
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- Publisher W. Kolhammer GmbH
- Publication Date July 2008
- Publication Country or regionGermany
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 24.90 EUR
- Pages246
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- EditionFirst Edition
- Dimensions23,2 x 15,5 cm
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