The Community of Europe: A History of European Integration Since 1945 (2e)

Derek W. Urwin, Derek Urwin is Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen where he is also Head of Department of Political Science & International Relations. He is a prolific Longman author, most notably Western Europe since 1945 and the Community of Europe.
Title The Community of Europe: A History of European Integration Since 1945
Edition 2nd
ISBN 9780582231993
ISBN 10 058223199X
Published 15/03/1995
Published by Pearson United Kingdom
Pages 304
Format Paperback
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Description

This hugely successful history of political and economic integration in Western Europe since the Second World War - and especially, but by no means exclusively, the European Community itself - was first published in 1991, to general acclaim. This edition is fully revised to take account of the developments since 1991.

Table of contents

Abbreviations and acronyms
Editorial foreword
1. The persisting idea of Europe
2. The Cold War, the United States and Europe
3. The opening gambits
4. The European Coal and Steel Comunity
5. The road to Rome
6. The European Economic Community
7. The Europe of the Seven
8. De Gaulle and the EEC
9. The question of enlargement
10. Movement on all fronts
11. The revival of ambition
12. The emergence of summitry
13. The internal policy world of the EC
14. Problems of territorial assimilation
15. The search for political integration
16. Towards 1992 Appendices.
A guide to further reading.
Map showing the growth of the European Economic Community
Index

Features & benefits

  • The Second Edition takes account of developments since 1991.
  • Sets these developments in their widest political and economic context.
  • Assesses the prospects for Europe and the Community today.