Origins and evolution of the European Union / edited by Desmond Dinan.

Contributor(s):

Dinan, Desmond, 1957-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The new European Union seriesPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Second Edition.Description: xviii, 422 pages ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199570829 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

341.242/2 22

LOC classification:

JN30 .O75 2014

Summary: This well-respected text provides a lively, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the emergence and evolution of the European Union from the aftermath of the Second World War to the uncertainties of the present era. It explains the forces, events, and individuals that have shaped one of the most unusual and controversial political entities in history. This second edition, which forms part of the successful New EU series, covers key issues including the antecedents of European integration in the years before the Second World War; the challenges of reconstruction and reconciliation in the early post-war period; the ups and downs of European integration in 1960s and 1970s; the acceleration of European integration in the late 1980s and early 1990s; almost-continuous enlargement; the eurozone crisis; the constitutionalization of the EU; and Britain's troubled membership. The text is updated throughout and includes new chapters focusing on Britain and European integration, and the constitutionalization of the EU.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	JN30 DIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B02781

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-413) and index.

This well-respected text provides a lively, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the emergence and evolution of the European Union from the aftermath of the Second World War to the uncertainties of the present era. It explains the forces, events, and individuals that have shaped one of the most unusual and controversial political entities in history. This second edition, which forms part of the successful New EU series, covers key issues including the antecedents of European integration in the years before the Second World War; the challenges of reconstruction and reconciliation in the early post-war period; the ups and downs of European integration in 1960s and 1970s; the acceleration of European integration in the late 1980s and early 1990s; almost-continuous enlargement; the eurozone crisis; the constitutionalization of the EU; and Britain's troubled membership. The text is updated throughout and includes new chapters focusing on Britain and European integration, and
the constitutionalization of the EU.