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Book SynopsisBo Stråth is Professor Emeritus at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has written widely on conceptual history and the history of European integration. His recent publications include
States and Citizens: History, Theory and Prospects (2003),
The Political History of European Integration (2010) and
A European Memory? Contested Histories and Politics of Remembrance (2013).
Trade ReviewThe book impresses with an amazing literacy, a masterful overview of the current status of research and committed commentaries. * H-Soz-Kult (Bloomsbury translation) *
This is a major and wide-ranging history of Europe from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 through the Versailles Treaty of 1919 to the Schumann Plan of 1950. Strath masterfully reconstructs the history of Europe around how these utopias of peace sought to overcome the legacy of war. It is a significant study that shows how the post-second world project of European integration must be understood in the context of modern European history since the French Revolution. He shows with great acumen how new designs for political economy emerged around plans for international peace. * Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, UK *
Stråth’s detailed and well-documented book argues a strong case … By isolating the concept of utopia, giving it thorough attention, and describing its evolution, Stråth has made a significant contribution to the historical literature on peace. * Journal of Modern History *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Utopia, History and Teleology: The Bicentenary European Search for a Political Economy for Welfare and Warfare, and Struggle with Nationalism and Democracy 1. The Vienna Peace Utopia of 1815 and the World of Trade 2. Welfare: The Dissolution of the Vienna Peace Utopia from Within 3.Warfare: The Dissolution of the Vienna Peace Utopia from Without 4. Versailles: the Utopia of Peace through Democracy 5. The Great Depression and the Collapse of the World Order 6. After World War II: From the Utopia of Peace for the Cold War to the Euro-Crisis and the Search for a New Narrative Epilogue: The Bicentenary European Struggle with Nationalism and Democracy, and Search for a Global Political Economy Bibliography Index
