1st Edition
A More Perfect Union Federal Union in Political Theory and Practice, 1500-1951
By Joshua Livestro
Copyright 2024
552 Pages
by
Routledge
552 Pages
by
Routledge
552 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book tells the history of the 'federal union', a concept that may be traced from the early Renaissance to the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (1951), the predecessor of today's European Union. It is a story of three federal canons: of greater and lesser thinkers, of utopian peace plans, and of practical experiences with federal unions. Together they shaped the concepts... Read more
Introduction, Chapter 1 The Machiavellian Moment: on Modes of Expansion, Chapter 2 A Taxonomy of Unions, Chapter 3 The European Republic, Chapter 4 The American moment, Chapter 5 The Necessity of Compromise, Chapter 6 The European Congress as Peace Pact, Chapter 7 Germany, from Staatenbund to Bundesstaat, Chapter 8 The Peace Movement's Federal Utopianism, Chapter 9 Peace through Union, Chapter 10 Europe's Anti-Federalist Moment, Chapter 11 The Hour for Union, Chapter 12 Europe's Federalist Moment, Conclusion, Epilogue: The United States of Europe, Acknowledgments, Index.
Biography
Joshua Livestro worked as political adviser in London, Brussels, and The Hague before becoming a columnist and essayist. He published in the Wall Street Journal, Politico, and NRC Handelsblad. Previous book: De Adem van Grootheid, a history of 1950s Holland (Prometheus, Amsterdam).
