Europe Adrift. Washington Monthly | September 1, 1997| | COPYRIGHT 1997 Washington Monthly Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Europe today has broken with the past more completely than at any time since the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia in 1648," claims John Newhouse, one of this country's shrewdest observers of the old continent. But this break with the past has not produced a new set of policies for the future. Events, not governments, have taken charge.

In Newhouse's view, "Western Europe had a good Cold War.... The threat from the East obliged Western Europeans to huddle together and helped them to break bad habits." Now that threat is gone. The result is a ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Hernan Cortes: Virtu vs fortuna Magazine article from: Journal of American Culture ; ...conquest of the "Aztec Empire" by Hernan Cortes and his followers in the early...of these myths; namely, that Cortes was an extraordinarily brave and...circumstances.3 The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes is considered to be an outstanding...
	Like Columbus. (Hernan Cortes) Magazine article from: National Review ; ...hundredth anniversary of the birth of Hernan Cortes, who, after the Admiral, was the...figure in the saga of the New World. Cortes was born in the remote province of...Hemisphere and indeed the world. Cortes became a myth as well as a historic...
	92: Biography.(Franklin and Eleanor, Hernan Cortes: The life of a Spanish conquistador, Promises to keep: How Jackie Robinson changed America and Tupac Shakur)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review) Magazine article from: Teacher Librarian ; ...Includes a family tree, chronology, and bibliography. Hernan Cortes: The life of a Spanish conquistador (Graphic nonfiction...Using the trend of graphic nonfiction, the adventures of Cortes are presented in colorful illustrations. Beginning and...
	Corporate conquistadors; Spanish companies.(Hernan Cortes, foreign operations) Magazine article from: The Economist (US) ; Cortes pioneers the hostile takeover Why Spanish companies are expanding abroad...being dubbed, the "new conquistadores"--the heirs to adventurers like Hernan Cortes, who built the Spanish Empire. The purchase of the British Airport Authority...
	Hallan manuscrito de Hernan Cortes.(Cultura) Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) ; Byline: Antonio Bertrn Data de tres aos despus de la Conquista. Es una cesin de tierras que hace el conquistador a nombre del Rey de Espaa, que de acuerdo con especialistas apoyar al estudio de conformacin de la ciudad Un manuscrito firmado por Hernn Corts en 1524, tres aos despus de concluida la
	Retiran escultura de Hernan Cortes.(Cultura) Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) ; CUERNAVACA. En un ambiente de tensin, los trabajadores de Costco siguen eliminando piezas del acervo cultural del antiguo Casino de la Selva de Cuernavaca, informaron vecinos del ex hotel. "Lo ltimo que retiraron hace mes y medio fue la escultura de un jinete de piedra a caballo, de aproximadamente
	Dona Marina y Hernan Cortes: Un amor malinchista.(El Angel) Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) ; Byline: Guadalupe Loaeza Parejas inmortales Para Jos Luis Martnez "Y en diez das del mes de febrero ao de mil quinientos diez, y nueve aos despus de haber odo misa, hicimosnos a la vela". Hernn Corts zarp del puerto de La Habana para desembarcar en las costas mexicanas a la cabeza de una expedicin
	Mexico en sus Banderas / Estandarte de Hernan Cortes.(Nacional) Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) ; (1519 - 1528) Hernn Corts, cuando emprendi la conquista de Mxico, adopt este estandarte con la imagen de Nuestra Seora, Mara Santsima, en actitud de ruego, pintada en un lienzo de Damasco rojo y tonos morados, de 91 x 91 cm. Cie en su cabeza una corona de oro, rodeada de rayos y doce estrellas
	La conquistadora Maria de Estrada: era tan indomable que no solo gano un lugar en la historia, sino el respeto y el agradecimiento personal de Hernan Cortes.(Biografia) Magazine article from: Contenido ; En el muelle de Santiago de Cuba (en la punta este de la isla) el movimiento era intenso: los marineros al mando de Hernn Corts cargaban los barcos con vveres, armas y municiones en plena noche para evitar que los descubriera la guardia del gobernador de la nsula, Diego de Velzquez, que horas antes
	Rhetorical Conquests: Cortes, Gomara, and Renaissance Imperialism.(Book review) Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly ; ...the representation of Hernan Cortes, first in his own Cartas...and Ends of Empire in Hernan Cortes's Cartas de relacion...Lucio Marineo Siculo, Hernan Perez de Oliva, Francisco...underscores the versatility of Cortes's persona, complementing...

For more facts and information, see all results

Find more facts and information related to the article "Europe Adrift."