The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521795524)

This book addresses the question of what it means, and has meant, to be "European," covering the period from Antiquity to the end of the twentieth century. The essays discuss questions of politics, law, religion, culture, literature, and even affectivity in a broad account of how a distinctive European identity has grown over the centuries and its place in the future evolution of the European Union. In the massive literature of European integration, no other book takes such a long historical perspective, and none other deals directly with the question of identity.

Author: Anthony Pagden
ISBN-10: 0521795524
ISBN-13: 9780521795524
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2002
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.02w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2003 pg. 1049