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A concise history of Switzerland  Cover Image Book Book

A concise history of Switzerland / Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head.

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"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780521194440 (Hardback)
  • ISBN: 052119444X (Hardback)
  • ISBN: 9780521143820 (Paperback)
  • ISBN: 0521143829 (Paperback)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 324 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-309) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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? -- Chronology -- Glossary.
Subject: Switzerland > History.

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