Europe :: a Nietzschean perspective /

There has been a deliberative, but as yet unsuccessful, attempt by scholars and policy makers to articulate a more meaningful idea of Europe, which would enhance the legitimacy of the European Union and provide the basis for a European identity. Using a detailed analysis of the writings of Nietzsche...

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Main Author: Elbe, Stefan, 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Series:Routledge advances in European politics ; 11.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:There has been a deliberative, but as yet unsuccessful, attempt by scholars and policy makers to articulate a more meaningful idea of Europe, which would enhance the legitimacy of the European Union and provide the basis for a European identity. Using a detailed analysis of the writings of Nietzsche, Elbe seeks to address this problem and argues that Nietzsche's thinking about Europe can significantly illuminate our understanding. He demonstrates how Nietzsche's critique of nationalism and the notion of the 'good European' can assist contemporary scholars in the quest for a vision of Europe an.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 168 pages.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-161) and index.
ISBN:020342655X
9780203426555
9780415369756
0415369754
1138874507
9781138874503

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