Geneva, Zurich, Basel: History, Culture, and National Identity
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Geneva, Zurich, Basel: History, Culture, and National Identity
By (Author) Nicolas Bouvier
By (author) Gordon A. Craig
By (author) Lionel Gossman
Introduction by Carl E. Schorske
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
28th June 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
949.4
Physical Properties
Hardback
116
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
340g
Description
Recognized by historians and politicians as a model for European unity, Switzerland is nonetheless a difficult country to understand as a whole. Whereas individual Swiss cities have strong identities in the international political, cultural, and economic arenas, the country itself seems to be less than the sum of its parts. To capture the elusive s
Reviews
"[The book] is reminiscent of the best of in-depth journalism and can be recommended to any intellectual who ... is planning to sojourn in Switzerland."--Canadian Journal of History
