1. The Idea of Europe.
- Author
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Quintillán, Manuel Ahijado and Guerrero, Rubé Osun
- Subjects
SOCIAL conditions in Europe ,SOCIAL values ,HISTORY ,HUMANITIES - Abstract
Over the course of its history, Europe has shown itself capable of the best and the worst. Among the best is that it was able to create the conditions for unprecedented material progress, a progress replete with possibilities and abounding in political and social values. Among the worst is the fact that it gave rise to two world wars, which actually were its own wars. However, Europe has recovered and today the "cradle of the West" is full of vitality. What is more, it is also a focal point of civilization, which other continents admire and emulate. Europe is now at crossroads, somewhat confused at the end of what Hobsbawm has called the short century. It is no idle thing that the events of 1989 that so perplexed the international community took place on continental soil. Europe is now looking for a concept of itself that must inevitably be sought, at least in part, in its historical roots.
- Published
- 1999