Medieval Unity and the Economic Conditions for an International Civilization
Karl W. Deutsch
In a world torn with nationalistic conflicts, men's minds are naturally turning to projects of international government and hopes for wider acceptance loyalties, language, civilization. One the last epochs in which measure such unity can be said have actually existed was European Middle Ages. The following study conditions underlying medieval unity, therefore, may offer some information on topic present interest. Accounts rise modern nationalism frequently begin picture spiritual, linguistic, cultural Christendom. Mr. Carlton Hayes speaks “the traditional internationalism civilized Europe” before sixteenth seventeenth centuries; other authors similarly use Ages as point departure. New forces then pointed out, their toward end broke up that into multitude nations sovereign states. This useful method exposition, however, suggests further questions. How did “traditional internationalism” Europe come exist? What were favouring its spread, how durable it likely under law own growth? Can vision again recreated similar foundations?
The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science