The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511496813

The creation of the European Union and the progressive integration of the European states has raised serious questions about the existence of a distinctive European identity. Do the British share much in common with the French, or the French with the Danes? Will a unified Europe remain an economic and political possibility with no greater cultural or affective foundations? If there is something that distinguishes all Europeans, what is it, and how is it being changed by recent events? This book addresses these questions in essays ranging from ancient Greece to the end of the twentieth century. Their authors come from different intellectual backgrounds and represent differing intellectual traditions. They discuss questions of politics, religion, commerce, law, language, literature and affectivity. Taken together, they provide a powerful insight into the historical origins of the idea of Europe and into the future of the European Union.

‘Implicit in Pagden’s fascinating, erudite and penetrating collection is a consoling message about the ongoing fertility and plurality of the - predominantly Western - European heritage. The very richness, diversity and historical depth of the sources underpinning the European project provide the last best hope of both Europhiles and Eurosceptics.’

Colin Kidd Source: History of European Ideas

‘… important and useful … What is immediately striking is the range of perspectives on offer. … Highly recommended to both general and specific audiences.‘

Source: The Heythrop Journal

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii
- By Anthony Pagden, Harry C. Black Professor of History Johns Hopkins University
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Introduction
pp 1-32
- By Anthony Pagden, Harry C. Black Professor of History Johns Hopkins University
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1 - Europe: Conceptualizing a Continent
pp 33-54
- By Anthony Pagden, Harry C. Black Professor of History Johns Hopkins University
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2 - Some Europes in Their History
pp 55-71
- By J. G. A. Pocock, Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins University
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3 - “Europe” in the Middle Ages
pp 72-90
- By William Chester Jordan, Professor of History Princeton University
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4 - The Republican Mirror: The Dutch Idea of Europe
pp 91-115
- By Hans W. Blom, Erasmus University, Rotterdam
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5 - The Napoleonic Empire and the Europe of Nations
pp 116-128
- By Biancamaria Fontana, Professor of the History of Political Ideas Institut d'Études Politiques et Internationales of the University of Lausanne
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6 - Homo Politicus and Homo Oeconomicus: The European Citizen According to Max Weber
pp 129-138
- By Wilfried Nippel, Professor of Ancient History Humboldt Universität Berlin
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7 - The European Self: Rethinking an Attitude
pp 139-170
- By Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, and Curator of European Ethnology in the Peabody Museum Peabody Museum, Harvard University
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8 - European Nationalism and European Union
pp 171-190
- By Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia, maître de conférences Institut d'Études Politiques, Paris
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9 - From the Ironies of Identity to the Identities of Irony
pp 191-208
- By Luisa Passerini, Professor of History of the Twentieth Century European University Institute, Florence
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10 - Muslims and European Identity: Can Europe Represent Islam?
pp 209-227
- By Talal Asad, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
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11 - The Long Road to Unity: The Contribution of Law to the Process of European Integration since 1945
pp 228-259
- By Philip Ruttley, Partner in the EC and WTO Department of the International City firm of Clyde & Co.
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12 - The Euro, Economic Federalism, and the Question of National Sovereignty
pp 260-286
- By Elie Cohen, Director of Research CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research); Professor Institut d'Études Politiques in Paris
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13 - Identity Politics and European Integration: The Case of Germany
pp 287-316
- By Thomas Risse, Joint Chair in International Relations Robert Schuman Centre and the Department of Social and Political Science of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, Daniela Engelmann-Martin, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Social and Political Science European University Institute, Florence, Italy
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14 - Nationalisms in Spain: The Organization of Convivencia
pp 317-330
- By Andrés de Blas Guerrero, Professor of Theory of the State and Chairman of the Department of Political Science and Administration Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia in Madrid
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15 - The Kantian Idea of Europe: Critical and Cosmopolitan Perspectives
pp 331-358
- By James Tully, Jackson Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Studies University of Toronto
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Contributors
pp 359-362
- By Anthony Pagden, Harry C. Black Professor of History Johns Hopkins University
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Index
pp 363-378
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Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-32

1 - Europe: Conceptualizing a Continent
pp 33-54

2 - Some Europes in Their History
pp 55-71

3 - “Europe” in the Middle Ages
pp 72-90

4 - The Republican Mirror: The Dutch Idea of Europe
pp 91-115

5 - The Napoleonic Empire and the Europe of Nations
pp 116-128

6 - Homo Politicus and Homo Oeconomicus: The European Citizen According to Max Weber
pp 129-138

7 - The European Self: Rethinking an Attitude
pp 139-170

8 - European Nationalism and European Union
pp 171-190

9 - From the Ironies of Identity to the Identities of Irony
pp 191-208

10 - Muslims and European Identity: Can Europe Represent Islam?
pp 209-227

11 - The Long Road to Unity: The Contribution of Law to the Process of European Integration since 1945
pp 228-259

12 - The Euro, Economic Federalism, and the Question of National Sovereignty
pp 260-286

13 - Identity Politics and European Integration: The Case of Germany
pp 287-316

14 - Nationalisms in Spain: The Organization of Convivencia
pp 317-330

15 - The Kantian Idea of Europe: Critical and Cosmopolitan Perspectives
pp 331-358

Contributors
pp 359-362

Index
pp 363-378

Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
pp 379-379

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