Isbn: 9783515124645 - for a democratic united states of europe 1918-1951: freemasons - human rights leagues - winston s. churchill - individual citizens: 33 (studien zur ... on the history of european integration), 33) (4 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 195 pages, NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Minor handling wear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- The idea of a "United States of Europe" was revived during the European Parliament elections in May 2019. However, the idea dates back to the early 19th century while being particularly popular in the first half of the 20th century. It focused on how European integration is related to democracy and human rights. The main player was civil society, including, in the inter-war period, the interconnected human rights leagues and Masons. The resistance in World War II carried the idea forward. It reached its peak popularity between 1946 and 1951, when Winston Churchill pleaded in favour of a "United States of Europe". This caused many people to write to him and those letters provide insights into the concept of a European unity from an individual point of view. This book is based on the analysis of extensive archive material of Masons, human rights leagues and those letters to Churchill. It enhances critical research on the idea of Europe and its civil society base. It also takes a fresh look at Masons, human rights leagues and at the interconnections between the notions of Europe and civilization. -- Contents: Prologue; I. Introduction [The Churchill Moment; Social History of the Idea of European Unity; European Civil Society and the Idea of European Unity (Definition of 'Civil Society'; The French Prism; Resistance Movements; Civil Society and Ordinary Citizens)]; II. Freemasons and the Idea of Europe in the 1920s and 1930s [Introduction; Strengths and Weaknesses of Existing Research on Masonry; Aspects of Masonic History; Masonic 'United States of Europe' (Setting of the Case Study; Masonic Idea of Europe and Colonialism; League of Nations and United States of Europe; Franco-German Reconciliation and Europe; Convention of 1933: 'Statut de l'Europe de demain')]; III. Human Rights Leagues and the Idea of Europe During the Interwar Period [Introduction: French Leadership; Citizens for Human Rights and 'Europe vécue'; 'Les Cahiers des Droits de l'Homme' (1920-1940): An International Platform for a United States of Europe; Human Rights Leagues and the Idea of a United States of Europe; Concept of Civilization, Colonialism and Europe: Conclusion]; IV. 'My Dear Mr Churchill' [Introduction; General Characterization of the Letters to Winston Churchill in the Archive of the European Movement; Overview of Contents Using Selected Letters (Letters from Germany; Letters from France; Letters from the USA; Letters from Other Countries); Priorities (Europe as a Civilization; Europe as the Occident: 'Saviour of the Occident'; Europe: Wiping the Slate Clean After the Vitiation; A Europe of Democracy and Human Rights?); Conclusion]; Epilogue; Summaries [Deutsch; English; Français]; Documentation [Primary Sources: Archives; Other Primary Sources; Secondary Literature]; Index.…

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