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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alasdair BlairPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781138835177ISBN 10: 113883517 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 24 December 2014 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPublisher’s acknowledgements Author's acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition Abbreviations Chronology Who’s Who Glossary Maps PART ONE: BACKGROUND 1. THE PROBLEM OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PART TWO: ANALYSIS 2. THE ROAD TO ROME: 1945–57 The Emergence of European Unity The Hague Congress The Coal and Steel Community The Failure of the European Defence Community 3. CONSTRUCTING THE COMMUNITY: 1958–70 Institutional Design Policies and Competencies The Nationalist Backlash The Spirit of the Hague 4. THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY: 1970-84 The First Enlargement Britain’s Indecision Eurosclerosis Transatlantic Difficulties Britain’s Budgetary Question 5. THE TRANSFORMATION OF EUROPE: 1985-1993 Creating the Internal Market The Single European Act The Road to 1992 Europe’s Changing Map The Maastricht Treaty 6. BUILDING A NEW EUROPE: 1994-201nbsp; Enlarging the EU Treaty of Amsterdam Treaty of Nice The Fifth Enlargement and Constitutional Reform Lisbon and Beyond PART THREE: ASSESSMENT 7. THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Boundaries of Europe Nature of membership The future of European integration PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS Further reading References IndexReviewsThe European Union Since 1945 should be read by undergraduates in introductory EU courses, policy practitioners who are interested in how the European project developed over time, and by the intelligent general reader. This is an excellent example of how an accessible textbook with crucial supporting documents should be written, documented and presented. Neil Winn, European Foreign Affairs Review ...The most concise and accurate description of the development of European institutions and their policies. Michael J. Steffens, Political Studies Review The author is balanced in his presentation of the controversies surrounding the organisation and its future. Dr James Munson, Contemporary Review The European Union Since 1945 should be read by undergraduates in introductory EU courses, policy practitioners who are interested in how the European project developed over time, and by the intelligent general reader. This is an excellent example of how an accessible textbook with crucial supporting documents should be written, documented and presented. Neil Winn, European Foreign Affairs Review ...The most concise and accurate description of the development of European institutions and their policies. Michael J. Steffens, Political Studies Review The author is balanced in his presentation of the controversies surrounding the organisation and its future. Dr James Munson, Contemporary Review Author InformationAlasdair Blair is Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Historical and Social Studies at De Montfort University. He is the author of eight books, including International Politics: An Introductory Guide (2009) and Companion to the European Union (2006). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |