LEADER 02350nam 2200361 450 001 9910477021403321 005 20230329060827.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000000567728 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000567728 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000567728 100 $a20230329d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe vision and the path /$fJavier Cercas 210 1$aLuxembourg, :$cEuropean Investment Bank,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (40 pages) 225 0 $aBig ideas ;$vVolume 11 327 $aBIG IDEAS -- THE VISION AND THE PATH -- EUROPE: THE PROMISE OF MODERNITY, PROSPERITY AND FREEDOM -- THE DEATH OF THE EUROPEAN DREAM -- THE ONLY EUROPEAN IDENTITY IS IN ITS DIVERSITY -- A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES, CULTURES, TRADITIONS AND AUTONOMIES -- THREE PILLARS: MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, PROSPERITY AND DEMOCRACY -- THE HEROISM OF REASON -- Notes. 330 $aWhat is Europe? A continent fragmented through the centuries by wars, border conflicts and cultural diversity. As Europeans, we do not have a common language or a common history, but we do have common roots, needs and ambitions. These similarities led us to fulfil what at the end of the Second World War could have been called a "reasonable utopia" -- the European Union. The Spanish writer Javier Cercas investigates Europe and Europeans, our past, the conflicts, the ideologies and the people who forged Europe as we know it today. Though no final answer to all the questions can be found, the conclusion seems inevitable: Europe will be unified, naturally, sooner or later, despite all the hostility. This is the eleventh essay in the Big Ideas series created by the European Investment Bank. The EIB has invited international thought leaders to write about the most important issues of the day. These essays are a reminder that we need new thinking to protect the environment, promote equality and improve people's lives around the globe. 517 $aVision and the path 607 $aEurope$xHistory 676 $a940 700 $aCercas$b Javier$0317660 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910477021403321 996 $aThe vision and the path$93007944 997 $aUNINA