The EU
An Obituary
Published on 19. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-78478-424-9 (ISBN)
Description
With Britain leaving the EU, now is the time for an obituary for the EU as an institution. In this short, rigorously argued book, updated after Brexit, John R. Gillingham tells the history of an idea that has soured and withered away.
He reveals the failures from its postwar origins to set out what the EU was; the role that Delors played in creating the neoliberal monster it is today, and the contemporary - crises; refugees, Brexit, the Euro - that the current institution fails to deal with.
He reveals the failures from its postwar origins to set out what the EU was; the role that Delors played in creating the neoliberal monster it is today, and the contemporary - crises; refugees, Brexit, the Euro - that the current institution fails to deal with.
Reviews / Votes
John Gillingham has established himself as one of those very rare commentators who can read European history in three dimensions -- Norman Stone, Oxford University An excellent, up-to-date history of the EU which overturns many preconceived ideas and challenges the views of Eurofanatics and Eurosceptics alike. -- Alan Sked, London School of Economics John Gillingham is the pre-eminent American historian of the European Union -- Charles S. Maier, Harvard University At a time when clear thinking about Europe's political and economic future is urgently needed, John Gillingham has provided a convincing diagnosis of the EU's present malaise and a challenging set of prescriptions which deserve to be taken seriously by Euro-philes as much as by Euro-sceptics. -- Sir Geoffrey Owen, London School of Economics As a means to take corrective actions and ultimately save the EU, Gillingham pursues a historically driven reassessment of the EU's past aimed at examining missteps, discovering subsequent solutions, and offering a glimpse into a potential future. In light of the its uneven course during its years of formation, expansion, and consolidation while currently faced with systemic threats, the EU requires fundamental reforms to remain relevant in an increasingly globalized international system * Choice *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78478-424-9 (9781784784249)
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John R. Gillingham is the author of numerous articles, two edited volumes, and six books, and is a fellow at the Harvard Center for European Studies.