{"product_id":"9781474237727","title":"Europe's Utopias of Peace 1815, 1919, 1951","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEurope’s Legacy in the Modern World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEurope's Utopias of Peace\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1815, 1919, 1951\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBo Stråth | Martti Koskenniemi | Annabel Brett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurope's Utopias of Peace \u003c\/i\u003eexplores attempts to create a lasting European peace in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars and the two world wars. The book charts the 250 year cycle of violent European conflicts followed by new utopian formulations for peace. The utopian illusion was that future was predictable and rules could prescribe behaviour in conflicts to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBo Stråth examines the reiterative bicentenary cycle since 1815, where each new postwar period built on a design for a project for European unification. He sets out the key historical events and the continuous struggle with nationalism, linking them to legal, political and economic thought. Biographical sketches of the most prominent thinkers and actors provide the human element to this narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurope's Utopias of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new perspective on the ideological, legal, economic and intellectual conditions that shaped Europe since the 19th century and presents this in a global context. It challenges the conventional narrative on Europe's past as a progressive enlightenment heritage, highlighting the ambiguities of the legacies that pervade the institutional structures of contemporary Europe. Its long-term historical perspective will be invaluable for students of contemporary Europe or modern European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBo Stråth\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eStates and Citizens: History, Theory and Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Political History of European Integration \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) and \u003ci\u003eA European Memory? Contested Histories and Politics of Remembrance\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 January 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474237727\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e552\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223560454284,"sku":"9781474237727","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a5c197fc-9420-4c1e-b60b-528e86454747.jpg?v=1783077025","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474237727","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}