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The Swiss Without Halos

The Swiss Without Halos

HistoryPolitics & Society
Pages
271
Published
1948
Language
English

Synopsis

The Swiss Without Halos offers an intellectual and realistic look at Switzerland's complex past, moving beyond popular legends. This book explores the nation's history, geography, and political structure, revealing a country often torn by internal conflicts and religious wars. It dissects successive myths, tracing Switzerland's evolution from a peasant economy through periods of conquest and internal strife to its eventual unity.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualThought-ProvokingComplex

Genres

History Politics & Society

About the author

J
J. Christopher Herold

Jean Christopher Herold was a Czech American university press editor and author from the 1940s to 1960s. While editing at Columbia University Press and Stanford University Press, Herold primarily wrote French history books on Napoleon Bonaparte while also covering Joan of Arc and Madame de Staël. Herold won the 1959 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his book, Mistress to an Age: A Life of Madame de Staël, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1960.