After
being a battleground for two world wars, Europe’s appetite for warfare
declined while America’s willingness to employ force continued.
Stanford humanities professor James J. Sheehan lucidly explores the
tectonic shift that moved European nations from garrison states to
consumer societies, which he rightly attributes to a profound revulsion
following World War II. From 1945 on, most Europeans wanted to get on
with civilian life.
Examining the European Union’s diffident response to the Yugoslav crisis and other conflicts since the Cold War, Sheehan forecasts that the EU will not become a superpower because of divisions among member states and the general European distaste for the destructive force of military action.
Examining the European Union’s diffident response to the Yugoslav crisis and other conflicts since the Cold War, Sheehan forecasts that the EU will not become a superpower because of divisions among member states and the general European distaste for the destructive force of military action.
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