Geographia Polonica (2009) vol. 82, iss. 2
Polish precursors of the idea of the political unification of Europe
Geographia Polonica (2009) vol. 82, iss. 2, pp. 35-44 | 
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Abstract
The paper outlines the creative achievements of nine Polish scholars and political activistsliving in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were the precursors of the idea of the politicalunifi cation of Europe. They argued, in their various works, that it was necessary to establish the unityand brotherhood of the nations of Europe. They postulated the liquidation of political boundaries and theestablishment of a community of free states on the European continent.
Keywords: Europe, 18th and 19th centuries, integration concepts
[p.ebe@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00‑818 Warszawa, Poland