FREE A CONCISE HISTORY OF SWITZERLAND PDF Clive H. Church,Randolph C. Head | 339 pages | 15 Jul 2013 | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 9780521143820 | English | Cambridge, United Kingdom A Concise History of Switzerland by Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is A Concise History of Switzerland enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all A Concise History of Switzerland features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. NOOK Book. Home 1 Books 2. Read an excerpt of this book! Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Members save with free shipping everyday! See details. Overview 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 and its surprising survival amongst Europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the French Revolution and conquest, which continued until the Federal Constitution of ; the testing of the Swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two World Wars and the Depression of the s; 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 A Concise History of Switzerland with neighbours, that shape the country today. His publications on early modern Switzerland include numerous articles and essays along with two books, Early Modern Democracy in the Grisons and Jenatsch's Axe Table of Contents List of illustrations; List of figures; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: making the Swiss: time, myth and history; 1. Before Switzerland: lordship, communities and crises, c. Creating the Swiss Confederacy, ; 3. A divided Switzerland in Reformation Europe, ; 4. The Ancien Regime, ; 5. Revolution and contention, ; 6. Forging the new nation, ; 7. The shocks of war, ; 8. The Sonderfall years, ; 9. Since a return to normality? Related Searches. Aedes Hartwellianae: Volume 1: Or, Notices of the. During its colourful During its colourful history, the mansion had notably been occupied between and by the exiled court of Louis XVIII. Lee turned the house into something of View Product. Bibliographie Generale des Cartulaires Francais ou Relatifs a. 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Despite its position at the heart of Europe A Concise History of Switzerland 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 author Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. The authors focus on the initial Confederacy of the Middle Ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after and its surprising survival amongst Europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the French Revolution and conquest, which continued until the Federal Constitution of ; the testing of the Swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two World Wars and the Depression of the s; 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. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Cambridge Concise Histories. Other Editions 4. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about A Concise History of SwitzerlandA Concise History of Switzerland sign up. Be the first to ask a question about A Concise History of Switzerland. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of A Concise History of Switzerland. Nov 27, James rated it liked it Shelves: historynon-fiction. The concise version of a concise history of Switzerland 1. Switzerland is actually an interestingish sort of country especially in the middle ages where its citizens enjoyed greater freedom then almost any other European people except of course if you were a woman and actually removing heriditary aristocracy and allowing men the choice further slowed womens advancement. At one stage Swiss infantry was so effective that Switzerland was a bit of a military superpower 3. William Tell is a myth, The concise version of a concise history of Switzerland 1. William Tell is a myth, apparently this is a done deal for which A Concise History of Switzerland is no appeal. Look its not as bad as finding out that Father Christmas is a myth but it is a wee bit upsetting nontheless 4. Despite what Harry Lime had to say Switzerland did not actually enjoy years of peace, it actually A Concise History of Switzerland pretty occupied with multiple cantonal civil wars thought over various religous, commercial and foreign policy. It also did not as a consequence invent the cuckoo clock by the way Swiss people hate it when you congratulate them on inventing the cuckoo clock 5. The creation of Switzerland as we know it now has more to do with Napoleon deciding things had gone too far then anything else 6. The Swiss have always been worried about Swissness and the danger too many foreigners pose to Switzerland. This reached a shameful height in WWII although the concerns of a German invasion were warranted even though it was very low down the German prioirty list is was a to do. They have also always felt underappreciated by the rest of Europe, apart presumably from the cuckoo clock 8. Sitting out major European conflicst has been a good strategy starting with the 30 years war. The first world war however was an economic and social disaster 9. Actually it was never really and agrarian eden with an disproportonately urbanized and industrialized society to the extent that Lenin believe Switzerland was the ideal country for communism The swiss are prone to warranted self congratulation punctuated by sever bouts of equally warranted self doubt. Concise histories are a bit dull as either you dont care about the 28th cantonal war in succession and do not want even a brief recap or you do and then its all very frustrating Its hard to imagine why anyone not Swiss, living in Switzerland would really care about Swiss history Despite the authors assertion that deep fissures were about to open up in the society they never do. They vote, vote again, debate have a few more votes and ussually by that stage its already so way beyond needing to be dealt with that it happens through a collective decision impenetrable to foreigners. Look this is essentially the only modern book about Switzerland, written in English that does not involve cartoons of cows I have ever found.