Christian democracy across the Iron Curtain : Europe redefined /: Europe redefined. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Piotr H. Kosicki, Slawomir Lukasiewicz.
• Editors: Kosicki, Piotr H, 1983-; Łukasiewicz, Sławomir
• Contents: PART ONE: CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY REFRAMED.- 1. Introduction: From Siege Mentality to Mainstreaming? Researching Twentieth-Century Christian Democracy; Wolfram Kaiser.- 2. Catholic and Christian Democratic views on Europe before and after World War II: Continuities and Discontinuities; Patrick Pasture.- 3. Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer: A New Approach; Tiziana Di Maio.- 4. Not only De Gasperi: Italian Christian Democrats' Commitment to Europe; Antonio Varsori.- 5. Sainthood vs. Nationhood: The Beatification Causes of Schuman and De Gasperi; Wiesław Bar.- 6. A Truly 'European' Christian Democracy? The European People's Party; Beata Kosowska-Gąstoł.- PART TWO: CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY ACROSS THE IRON CURTAIN.- 7. The Elimination of Christian Democracy in Poland after World War II; Jarosław Rabiński.- 8. Christian Democrats across the Iron Curtain; Paweł Ziętara.- 9. Christian Democracy's Global Cold War; Piotr H. Kosicki.- 10. The Polish Section of the Belgian Christian Trade Union ACV/CSC; Idesbald Goddeeris.- 11. The Social Virtues of Christian Democracy, European and Polish: The Case of Jan Kułakowski; Leszek Jesień.- 12. Christian Democracy off the Bookshelf: The Case of Jerzy Kulczycki; Małgorzata Choma-Jusińska.- 13. Christian Democracy beyond Christian Democracy: The Case of Stanisław Grocholski; Sławomir Łukasiewicz.- 14. Explaining the Absence of Christian Democracy in Contemporary Poland; Aleks Szczerbiak and Tim Bale.- PART THREE: CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY ACROSS THE COLD WAR CAESURA.- 15. The Christian Democratic Union of Central Europe; Stanisław Gebhardt.- 16. Christian Democracy in Slovakia; Ján Čarnogurský.- 17. The Prospects of Christian Democracy in Contemporary Europe: Experiences from Germany; Georg Milbradt.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 324.24; Christian democracy -- Europe -- History -- 20th century; Cold War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Christians -- Political activity -- Europe -- History -- 20th century; European cooperation -- History -- 20th century; Europe -- Politics and government -- 1945-; Communist countries -- History -- 20th century; Communist countries -- Foreign relations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319640877
• Related ISBNs: 9783319640860
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