TheIdeaof EuropeThecreationof theEuropeanUnionandtheprogressiveintegrationof the European stateshave raisedseriousquestions about theexistenceof a distinctive European identity. I f there is something that distinguishes all Europeans, no matter their national or local differences, what is it, and how is it being changed by recent events? This book addresses these questions in essays that range from ancient Greece to the end of the twentieth century. They discuss matters of politics, law, religion, culture, literature, and even affectivity. In the massive literature of European integration, no other book takes such a long historical perspective, and none other deals directly with the question of identity.Anthony Pagden is a professor of history and political science at The Johns HopkinsUniversity.Heistheauthorof manybooksonthehistoryof EuropeansocialandpoliticalthoughtandofEuropeslinkstothe non-European world.The Idea of EuropeFrom, Antiquity to the European Union:ii>if*