Why Switzerland?
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- Author: Jonathan Steinberg, University of Cambridge
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Switzerland is a special and fascinating place. Its unique institutions, its direct democracy, multi-member executives, absence of strikes, communal autonomy, its universal military service, its wealth, and four national languages make it interesting in itself. But it has wider significance, in representing the 'Europe that did not happen', the Europe that escaped the centralisation of state and economy associated with the modern world. Today, there is a new special feature. Switzerland is an island surrounded by the European Union, and resists membership. Why Switzerland? attempts to answer three related questions: why has such an exception to European norms survived? Why should outsiders notice its peculiarities and what can they learn from them? Finally, can so unusual a society continue to exist when many of the conditions in which it evolved have disappeared?
Read more- A unique study of 'how Switzerland works' in a thoroughly revised and illustrated new edition
- Offers a clear analysis of Switzerland's democratic politics, and describes models to imitate or consider
- Questions the established doctrines about Switzerland's languages, politics, history, etc, and its position regarding the European Union
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'A masterly little book.' The Times Literary Supplement
See more reviews'I recommend that you buy it, read it, and realise what you are missing - not just the railways - by not being Swiss.' Swiss Express
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
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- isbn: 9781316283035
- contains: 35 b/w illus. 6 maps
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. Why Switzerland?
2. History
3. Politics
4. Language
5. Wealth
6. Religion
7. Identity
8. Why Switzerland matters
Appendix. How to vote for the lower house of Parliament (Nationalrat) in Switzerland.
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