Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction A PIGS EYE VIEW OF EUROPE 1
5. 1 The Discovery of Europe SOME CRITICAL POINTS 11
6. 2 Montesquieu’s North and South HISTORY AS A THEORY OF EUROPE 52
7. 3 Republics of Letters WHAT IS EUROPEAN LITERATURE? 87
8. 4 Mme de Staël to Hegel THE END OF FRENCH EUROPE 134
9. 5 Orientalism, Mediterranean Style THE LIMITS OF HISTORY AT THE MARGINS OF EUROPE 172
10. Notes 219
11. Works Cited 239
12. Index 267