Formations of European Modernity: A Historical and Political Sociology of Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: A Theoretical Framework....Pages 1-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
The European Inter-Civilizational Constellation....Pages 33-49
The Greco-Roman and Judaic Legacies....Pages 50-66
Christianity in the Making of Europe....Pages 67-82
Between East and West: The Byzantine Legacy and Russia....Pages 83-96
The Islamic World and Islam in Europe....Pages 97-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
The Renaissance and the Rise of the West Revisited....Pages 113-129
Unity and Divisions in Early Modern European History: The Emergence of a Westernized Europe....Pages 130-146
The Enlightenment and European Modernity: The Rise of the Idea of Europe....Pages 147-168
The Rise of the Nation-State and the Allure of Empire: Between Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism....Pages 169-194
The Historical Regions of Europe: Civilizational Backgrounds and Multiple Routes to Modernity....Pages 195-214
Europe in the Short Twentieth Century: Conflicting Projects of Modernity....Pages 215-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Europe since 1989: Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism and Globalization....Pages 245-272
Age of Austerity: Contradictions of Capitalism and Democracy....Pages 273-286
The European Heritage as a Conflict of Interpretations....Pages 287-301
Conclusion: Europe—A Defence....Pages 302-306
Back Matter....Pages 307-338