UID:
almafu_9959230472602883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 145 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-83324-5
,
1-280-56728-7
,
9786610567287
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0-203-13181-9
Content:
This friendly, concise and up-to-date introduction to the European Union is essential reading for those new to the study of Europe. It shows students clearly why the European Union is so important for an understanding of the politics of the second half of the twentieth century. Martin Dedman:* provides a general history of European unity and integration from 1945-1995* provides an essential clarification of terms and definitions* outlines the three major schools of thought regarding the causes of European integration* considers the economic and political reasons for establishin
Note:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Prologue; 1 Definition and theories of European integration, 1945...95; 2 The impact and significance of the European federalist movements and the Council of Eurpoe (1949); 3 Conditions in Europe and American and British policies, 1945-49: integration or co-operation?; 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 to a Single Market: the Treaties of Rome (1957) to the Treaty on European Union (1992); Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-367-08762-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-11161-7
Language:
English
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