The Uniting of Europe

by Henig, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780415136938
• ISBN10: 0415136938
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Stanley Henig offers a fresh analysis of European integration and places it within a worldwide context. He also gives a succint account of the different European institutions and assesses the evolution of the Community into the Union.The Uniting of Europe: From Discord to Concord by Stanley Henig provides an introduction to the history of European integration. The author places European unification within a wider political and economic context. He shows how institutional developments have been conditioned by wider international considerations.Including a succinct but comprehensive account of the structure, functions and working of the major European institutions, this book considers:* the impact of the Cold War and the superpowers on Europe* Britain's decision to join the Community* the consequences of German reunification* the problem of nationalism in Eastern Europe* key personalities, parties, regimes and political systems* the challenges of the future for the European Union.Stanley Henig argues that integration and unification cannot be understood without reference to wider factors. The Uniting of Europe provides a comprehensive background to current and future issues confronting Europe in a global context.

Table of Contents

Europe in 1945

The Context for Integration

The Emergence of the Six

The European Community

The Six in Search of Identity

Widening and Deepening

From Community to Union

Maastricht and the European Union

Conclusion: Towards a Federal Europe

Notes

Glossary

Annotated Bibliography

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