108 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 1970s and 1980s there was a steady transfer of power in mainland Europe to new, powerful regional authorities and these, in their turn, started to build up a new form of intra-European co-operation. With the acceleration of European integration, the rise of the multinational firm and new media and transport technologies, the traditional defence-based nation-states are under threat. In this... Read more
1. Introduction: Europe and Its Regions Today 2. Rewriting the History 3. Regional Elites and Regional Culture 4. Regions in the Epoch of the Nation State 5. Regionalism and European Unity 6. A Critical Perspective
Biography
Christopher Harvie
`... this elegant, somewhat dry examination of the cauldron of secession and autonomy in contemporary Europe bristles with facts and sharp, often shrewd perceptions.' - Observer
`... an eclectic, multi-dimensional, judicious and thoroughly enjoyable text whic is an absolute must for the school library. ... an invalualbe guide to change in our own time.' - Teaching History
`Aimed primarily at historians, this elegant, somewhat dry examination of the cauldron of secession and autonomy in contemporary Europe bristles with facts and sharp, often shrewd perceptions.' - Observer
