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From Plato to NATO:
The Idea of the West and
its Opponents,
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Symbolism
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Liberty
and democracy in
Alexis
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The
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Spanish Civil War |
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Democracy
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The American Civil
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USA
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Italy
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David
Gress has published Gesta
Innocentii III: Introduction,
Text and Commentary (1981); Peace
and Survival: West Germany, the
Peace Movement, and European
Security (1985); A
History of West Germany in
two volumes with co-author
Dennis L. Bark (1989), French
edition 1992 and revised English
edition 1993; the
internationally recognized From
Plato to NATO: The Idea of the
West and Its Opponents
(1998).
In Danish, he has also
published Demokrati
eller? (1978);
Det
bedste guld – en bog om frihed
(2005); Velstandens
kilder (2007), co-authored Bush’s
Amerika (2005), and
co-edited the anthology 20
begivenheder der skabte Danmark
(2006).
In
addition, he has contributed
numerous essays, book chapters,
and articles on Nordic and
international politics, social
change, and history.
In
1980-81, Gress directed The
European Congress on Freedom and
the Future at The European
College, Møn, which brought
together thinkers and
commentators from Europe and the
U.S.
David
Gress, a true polymath,
has always been interested
in history and culture
from Antiquity to today as
well as in contemporary
issues such as the
political culture of
welfare states, the future
of democracy, and the
recent history of Germany,
Spain, and Italy.
He has received
various prizes; most
recently the Family Prize
of SAMFO (a Danish group
promoting the nuclear
family and the well-being
of children).
His book Velstandens
kilder, sponsored by CEPOS,
in 2008 won the Sir
Anthony Fisher Memorial
Prize for CEPOS as the
best international book
promoting understanding
and support of the free
market economy. |
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