A European Memory? : Contested Histories and Politics of Remembrance.

An examination of the role of history and memory is vital in order to better understand why the grand design of a United Europewith a common foreign policy and market yet enough diversity to allow for cultural and social differenceswas overwhelmingly turned down by its citizens. The authors argue th...

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Main Author: Pakier, Malgorzata
Other Authors: Strth, Bo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2010.
Series:Studies in contemporary European history ; 6.
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Summary:An examination of the role of history and memory is vital in order to better understand why the grand design of a United Europewith a common foreign policy and market yet enough diversity to allow for cultural and social differenceswas overwhelmingly turned down by its citizens. The authors argue that this rejection of the European constitution was to a certain extent a challenge to the current historical grounding used for further integration and further demonstrates the lack of understanding by European bureaucrats of the historical complexity and divisiveness of Europe's past. A critical.
Physical Description:1 online resource (372 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845458133
1845458133
9781306055680
1306055687