The Origins & Development of the European Union 1945-2008 (eBook, ePUB)

A History of European Integration
Redaktion: Dedman, Martin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of this accessible introduction to the history of the European Union (EU) has been fully revised and updated to reflect the significant changes within the EU over the past decade. The book is ideal introductory reading for those new to the study of the EU who want a concise and up-to-date account of the political and economic development of the EU.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135257965
• Artikelnr.: 38245580

Autorenporträt

Dr. Martin J. Dedman is currently a visiting Research Scholar at the McBride Center for International Business, Baylor University, Texas and is a former Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University (1970-2007).

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Part 1: Origins 1. Definition and Theories of European Integration 1945-1995 2. The Impact and Significance of the European Federalist Movements and the Council of Europe (1949) 3. Conditions in Europe and America and British Policies 1945-49: Integration or Co-operation? Part 2: Development 4. The Schuman Plan (1950) and the European Coal and Steel Community (1951) 5. German Rearmament, the European Defence Community and the Demise of the European Army 1950-54 6. From the Common Market, the Treaties of Rome (1957) to the First Enlargement (1973) 7. EMU, the First Stage (1973) to the EU (1991) 8. Single Market (1992) to Single Currency (2000) 9. EU Treaty Changes and EU External Relations 1998-2008

Rezensionen

Martin Dedman's book is a lively, trenchant and concise survey of the EU's development. It well illustrates many of the significant tensions among member states, and the gaps between rhetoric and reality in the EU.

Richard McAllister. University of Edinburgh.