The Struggle For Europe

Author : William I. Hitchcock
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307491404

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The Struggle for Europe by William I. Hitchcock Pdf

From the ashes of World War II to the conflict over Iraq, William Hitchcock examines the miraculous transformation of Europe from a deeply fractured land to a continent striving for stability, tolerance, democracy, and prosperity. Exploring the role of Cold War politics in Europe’s peace settlement and the half century that followed, Hitchcock reveals how leaders such as Charles de Gaulle, Willy Brandt, and Margaret Thatcher balanced their nations’ interests against the demands of the reigning superpowers, leading to great strides in economic and political unity. He re-creates Europeans’ struggles with their troubling legacy of racial, ethnic, and national antagonism, and shows that while divisions persist, Europe stands on the threshold of changes that may profoundly shape the future of world affairs.

Author : Chester Wilmot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015195178

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Author : Daniel H. Nexon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400830800

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The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe by Daniel H. Nexon Pdf

Scholars have long argued over whether the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, which ended more than a century of religious conflict arising from the Protestant Reformations, inaugurated the modern sovereign-state system. But they largely ignore a more fundamental question: why did the emergence of new forms of religious heterodoxy during the Reformations spark such violent upheaval and nearly topple the old political order? In this book, Daniel Nexon demonstrates that the answer lies in understanding how the mobilization of transnational religious movements intersects with--and can destabilize--imperial forms of rule. Taking a fresh look at the pivotal events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries--including the Schmalkaldic War, the Dutch Revolt, and the Thirty Years' War--Nexon argues that early modern "composite" political communities had more in common with empires than with modern states, and introduces a theory of imperial dynamics that explains how religious movements altered Europe's balance of power. He shows how the Reformations gave rise to crosscutting religious networks that undermined the ability of early modern European rulers to divide and contain local resistance to their authority. In doing so, the Reformations produced a series of crises in the European order and crippled the Habsburg bid for hegemony. Nexon's account of these processes provides a theoretical and analytic framework that not only challenges the way international relations scholars think about state formation and international change, but enables us to better understand global politics today.

Author : Chester Wilmot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1343705160

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Author : Brendan Simms
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465065950

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Europe by Brendan Simms Pdf

With "verve and panache," this magisterial history of Europe since 1453 shows how struggles over the heart of the continent have shaped the world we live in today (The Economist). Whoever controls the core of Europe controls the entire continent, and whoever controls Europe can dominate the world. Over the past five centuries, a rotating cast of kings, conquerors, presidents, and dictators have set their sights on the European heartland, desperate to seize this pivotal area or at least prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. From Charles V and Napoleon to Bismarck and Cromwell, from Hitler and Stalin to Roosevelt and Gorbachev, nearly all the key power players of modern history have staked their titanic visions on this vital swath of land. In Europe, prizewinning historian Brendan Simms presents an authoritative account of the past half-millennium of European history, demonstrating how the battle for mastery of the continent's center has shaped the modern world. A bold and compelling work by a renowned scholar, Europe integrates religion, politics, military strategy, and international relations to show how history -- and Western civilization itself -- was forged in the crucible of Europe.

Author : Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz,Ruth Rubio-Marín
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004224254

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The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe by Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz,Ruth Rubio-Marín Pdf

By comparing women’s access to suffrage in the countries that make up the European Union, i>The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe provides a retelling of the story of how citizenship was gradually coined in Europe from the perspective of women.

Author : Bastiaan van Apeldoorn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134521616

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Transnational Capitalism and the Struggle over European Integration by Bastiaan van Apeldoorn Pdf

This book presents an analysis of the transnational social forces in the making of a new European socio-economic order that emerged out of the European integration process during the 1980s and 1990s. Arguing that the political economy of European integration must be put within the context of a changing global capitalism, Van Apeldoorn examines how European change is linked to global change and how transnational actors mediate these changes.

Author : Herman Schwartz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0226741966

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The Struggle for Constitutional Justice in Post-Communist Europe by Herman Schwartz Pdf

In the former Eastern Bloc countries, one of the most difficult and important aspects of the transition to democracy has been the establishment of constitutional justice and the rule of law. Herman Schwartz's wide-ranging book, backed with rich historical detail and a massive array of research, is the first to chronicle and analyze the rise and troubles of constitutional courts in this changing region. "Those who are interested in understanding the behavior of constitutional courts in transitional regimes cannot afford to ignore this important book. . . . [It] is fecund with hypotheses of interest to political scientists, and we are indebted to Professor Schwartz for his comprehensive analysis."—James L. Gibson, Law and Politics Book Review

Author : Mary Elise Sarotte
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400852307

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1989 by Mary Elise Sarotte Pdf

How the political events of 1989 shaped Europe after the Cold War 1989 explores the momentous events following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the effects they have had on our world ever since. Based on documents, interviews, and television broadcasts from Washington, London, Paris, Bonn, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, and a dozen other locations, 1989 describes how Germany unified, NATO expansion began, and Russia got left on the periphery of the new Europe. This updated edition contains a new afterword with the most recent evidence on the 1990 origins of NATO's post-Cold War expansion.

Author : Huub van Baar,Angéla Kóczé
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789206432

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The Roma and Their Struggle for Identity in Contemporary Europe by Huub van Baar,Angéla Kóczé Pdf

Thirty years after the collapse of Communism, and at a time of increasing anti-migrant and anti-Roma sentiment, this book analyses how Roma identity is expressed in contemporary Europe. From backgrounds ranging from political theory, postcolonial, cultural and gender studies to art history, feminist critique and anthropology, the contributors reflect on the extent to which a politics of identity regarding historically disadvantaged, racialized minorities such as the Roma can still be legitimately articulated.

Author : Karen Dawisha,Bruce Parrott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521597331

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Politics, Power and the Struggle for Democracy in South-East Europe by Karen Dawisha,Bruce Parrott Pdf

This volume examines Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia/Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Author : Wilfried Martens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9783540892892

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Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome by Wilfried Martens Pdf

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wilfried Martens is one of the most distinguished politicians to come from Belgium in the last ffty years. In his long poli- cal career, he has always fought for the implementation of his goals with passion and deep conviction. What has to be mentioned frst in this context is his s- cessful advocacy of federalism in his home country, Belgium. Already in his time as chair of the CVP youth league from 1967 to 1972, groundbreaking manifestos on Belgium’s federali- tion were written under his auspices. Later on, as President of the CVP, he succeeded in negotiating the Egmont Pact, whose essential elements form part of today’s federal Belgian C- stitution. He served as Prime Minister for more than a decade, and in this role he convinced the regions and linguistic groups of his country, which were often at odds with each other, of the necessity for cooperation and solidarity.

Author : Chester Wilmot
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0881842575

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The Struggle for Europe by Chester Wilmot Pdf

An historical classic provides an eyewitness account of the strategies, triumphs, and defeats of the Western Allies and the role of the Russians during the closing years of the war

Author : Norman M. Naimark
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674238770

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Stalin and the Fate of Europe by Norman M. Naimark Pdf

It can seem as though the Cold War division of Europe was inevitable. But Stalin was more open to a settlement on the continent than is assumed. In this powerful reassessment of the postwar order, Norman Naimark returns to the four years after WWII to illuminate European leaders' efforts to secure national sovereignty amid dominating powers.

Author : Anton Špiesz,Dušan Čaplovič
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 9780865165007

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Illustrated Slovak History by Anton Špiesz,Dušan Čaplovič Pdf

Little contemporary scholarship on Slovak history exists in English. This title fills an important gap in historiography about events throughout Central Europe over the last fourteen centuries. It presents the history of Slovakia in terms of the latest scholarship and in the context of on-going historical debate about Slovak history and its presentation in post-socialist world. Extensive footnotes by scholars, 350 color illustrations, Index, Bibliography, Foreword and Epilogue.