A concise history of Switzerland


Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head.
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books
Utgitt
Cambridge : University Press , 2013
Omfang
1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages ) : illustrations, map ;
Opplysninger
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - Introduction: making the Swiss: time, myth and history -- Before Switzerland : lordship, communities and crises, c. 1000-1386 -- Creating the Swiss Confederacy, 1386-1520 -- A divided Switzerland in Reformation Europe, 1515-1713 -- The Ancien Régime, 1713-1798 -- Revolution and contention, 1798-1848 -- Forging the new nation, 1848-1914 -- The shocks of war, 1914-1950 -- The Sonderfall years, 1950-1990 -- Since 1989: a return to normality?. - "Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected European country from the end of the Dark Ages up to the present. The authors focus on the initial Confederacy of the Middle Ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after 1500 and its surprising survival amongst Europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the French Revolution and conquest, which continued until the Federal Constitution of 1848; the testing of the Swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two World Wars and the Depression of the 1930s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war era. The book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country today"--
Emner
Sjanger
Electronic books . - History. . - Oversiktsverk : (uri)https://id.nb.no/vocabulary/ntsf/221. - Oversiktsverker (Form) : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01307. - Oversiktsverker
Geografisk emneord
Switzerland - History. . - Sveits : (NO-TrBIB)HUME03256
Dewey
ISBN
978-0-521-14382-0(h.) : Nkr 193.00

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