|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
THE PASSAGE TO EUROPE
HOW A CONTINENT BECAME A UNION |
By: |
Luuk van Middelaar |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
|
£12.99 |
We believe that this item is permanently unavailable, and so we cannot source
it.
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
0300205333 |
ISBN 13: |
9780300205336 |
Publisher: |
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
3 June, 2014 |
Pages: |
392 |
Description: |
Explains the origins of the European Union, the forces binding it together and driving it forward, and how political leaders will surmount the current economic turmoil. The author captures the day-to-day dynamics and illuminates the political and philosophical issues that shaped the EU's development. |
Synopsis: |
The untold story of the crises and compromises that united a continent As financial turmoil in Europe preoccupies political leaders and global markets, it becomes more important than ever to understand the forces that underpin the European Union, hold it together and drive it forward. This timely book provides a gripping account of the realities of power politics among European states and between their leaders. Drawing on long experience working behind the scenes, Luuk van Middelaar captures the dynamics and tensions shaping the European Union from its origins until today. It is a story of unexpected events and twists of fate, bold vision and sheer necessity, told from the perspective of the keyplayers - from de Gaulle to Havel, Thatcher to Merkel. Van Middelaar cuts through the institutional complexity by exploring the unforeseen outcomes of decisive moments and focusing on the quest for public legitimacy. As a first-hand witness to the day-to-day actions and decisions of Europe's leaders, the author provides a vivid narrative of the crises and compromises that united a continent.By revisiting the past, he sheds fresh light on the present state of European unification and offers insights into what the future may hold. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Yale University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|