The History Of Switzerland

Author : Clive H. Church,Randolph C. Head
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107244191

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A Concise History of Switzerland by Clive H. Church,Randolph C. Head Pdf

Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected European country from the end of the Dark Ages up to the present. The authors focus on the initial Confederacy of the Middle Ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after 1500 and its surprising survival amongst Europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the French Revolution and conquest, which continued until the Federal Constitution of 1848; the testing of the Swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two World Wars and the Depression of the 1930s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war era. The book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country today.

Author : Heinrich Zschokke,Emil Zschokke
Publisher : New York : C.S. Francis ; London : S. Low
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : HARVARD:HNIFSK

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The History of Switzerland, for the Swiss People by Heinrich Zschokke,Emil Zschokke Pdf

Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : ZBZH:ZBZ-00021761

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History of Switzerland by John Wilson Pdf

Author : John Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1799
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : STANFORD:36105048852243

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A General View of the History of Switzerland by John Wood Pdf

Author : Dieter Fahrni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : UCAL:B3832683

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An Outline History of Switzerland by Dieter Fahrni Pdf

Author : Charles Gilliard
Publisher : London : Allen & Unwin
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000007513

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A History of Switzerland by Charles Gilliard Pdf

Author : Heinrich Zschokke,Emil Zschokke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:602230287

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The History of Switzerland by Heinrich Zschokke,Emil Zschokke Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : BDM:13020100014428

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The History of Switzerland by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edgar Bonjour,Hilary Seton Offler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : UOM:39015005280436

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A Short History of Switzerland by Edgar Bonjour,Hilary Seton Offler Pdf

SCOTT (Copy 1): From the John Holmes Library Collection.

Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602061170

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The History of Switzerland by John Wilson Pdf

This charming and spirited story of the extraordinary European nation begins with the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Swiss people amongst the challenging landscape of the rugged Alps, and follows their tale through the development of feudalism, the struggle for control by warlords, the Thirty Years War, and into the aftermath of the French Revolution. First published in 1832, this is a tale of dramatic splendor performed by captivating personalities-here is a work of classic history that will delete Europhiles and students of the past alike. Scottish author JOHN WILSON (1785-1854) sometimes wrote under the pseudonym "Christopher North" for Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. He is also the author of Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life (1822), The Trials of Margaret Lyndsay (1823), and The Foresters (1825), among other works.

Author : Leo Schelbert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442233522

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Historical Dictionary of Switzerland by Leo Schelbert Pdf

Switzerland's exceptional scenic beauty of valleys, lakes, and mountains, its central location on international trade routes, and its world famous banking system are just a few elements that have contributed to its rise in the global market. It consists of twenty-six member states, called cantons and it’s actively engaged in the maintenance of peace among nations. The history of the Swiss Confederation is as rich and varied as its culture and people. This updated second edition of Historical Dictionary of Switzerland features the nation's multicultural and democratic traditions and institutions, its complex history, and its people's involvement in past and present world affairs. This is done through a list of abbreviations and acronyms, a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, maps, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone who wants to know more about Switzerland.

Author : Heinrich Zschokke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:462355807

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The History of Switzerland by Heinrich Zschokke Pdf

Author : Damir Skenderovic
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845459482

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The Radical Right in Switzerland by Damir Skenderovic Pdf

There has been a tendency amongst scholars to view Switzerland as a unique case, and comparative scholarship on the radical right has therefore shown little interest in the country. Yet, as the author convincingly argues, there is little justification for maintaining the notion of Swiss exceptionalism, and excluding the Swiss radical right from cross-national research. His book presents the first comprehensive study of the development of the radical right in Switzerland since the end of the Second World War and therefore fills a significant gap in our knowledge. It examines the role that parties and political entrepreneurs of the populist right, intellectuals and publications of the New Right, as well as propagandists and militant groups of the extreme right assume in Swiss politics and society. The author shows that post-war Switzerland has had an electorally and discursively important radical right since the 1960s that has exhibited continuity and persistence in its organizations and activities. Recently, this has resulted in the consolidation of a diverse Swiss radical right that is now established at various levels within the political and public arena.

Author : Jonathan Steinberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521883078

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Why Switzerland? by Jonathan Steinberg Pdf

Revised and completely updated edition of Jonathan Steinberg's classic account of Switzerland's unique political and economic system. Why Switzerland? examines the complicated voting system that allows citizens to add, strike out, or vote more than once for candidates, with extremely complicated systems of proportional representation; a collective and consensual executive leadership in both state and church; and the creation of the Swiss idea of citizenship, with tolerance of differences of language and religion, and a perfectionist bureaucracy which regulates the well-ordered society. This third edition tries to test the flexibility of the Swiss way of politics in the globalized world, social media, the huge expansion of money in world circulation and the vast tsunamis of capital which threaten to swamp it. Can the complex machinery that has maintained Swiss institutions for centuries survive globalization, neo-liberalism and mass migration from poor countries to rich ones?

Author : D. Birmingham
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0333800141

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Switzerland: A Village History by D. Birmingham Pdf

Switzerland is a remarkable country half of whose territory lies in the Alps. The raising of cattle and the making of cheese eventually brought a modest wealth to the peasants but the destructive Napoleonic invasion brought revolution and poverty. The democratic unification of Switzerland created a common market and a single currency. This history of one alpine village illustrates a one-thousand-year struggle for survival on the edge of this white wilderness.