The Origins and Development of European Integration
A Reader and Companion
Frances Pinter Publishers Ltd
Published on 1. November 1998
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-85567-516-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a selection of key sources on the diverse forms of European integration in the 20th century. It provides extensive coverage of recent developments, including Maastricht and the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference and the new European architecture. The authors seek to convey the richness of the debate, the sense of triumph and despair, and the success and failures which have marked efforts to unite Europe. Features of the book are: critical introductions to each chapter; extensive guides to further reading; sources reflecting the debates behind the scenes as well as official declarations and treaties; coverage of integration in both the East and West; and wide coverage of recent developments.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
chronology, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85567-516-2 (9781855675162)
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Content
The origins - from the Treaty of Versailles to the end of the Second World War, 1918-1945; Europe between the superpowers, 1945-1949; the Schuman Plan and the European Coal and Steel Community in the 1950s; from NATO to the WEU, 1949-1955; the Rome treaties and the debate on a free trade area, 1955-1958; the consolidation of integration and its limits in the West, 1959-1968; integration in Eastern Europe, 1949-1991; integration in the West, 1969-1979; the European Community in the 1980s; Maastricht and beyond - the European Union in the 1990s; the new European architecture after 1989.