The origins and development of the European Union 1945-2008 : a history of European integration / Martin J. Dedman.

The new edition of this accessible introduction to the history of the European Union (EU) has been fully revised and updated to reflect the significant changes within the EU over the past decade. Revealing the politics beneath the surface, national rivalries and changing positions behind events, mee...

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Main Author: Dedman, Martin, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Origins
  • 1. Definition and theories of European integration, 1945-95
  • 2. The impact and significance of the European federalist movements and the Council of Europe (1949)
  • 3. Conditions in Europe and American and British policies, 1945-49: integration or co-operation?
  • pt. II. Development
  • 4. The Schuman Plan (1950) and the European Coal and Steel Community (1951)
  • 5. German rearmament, the European Defence Community and the demise of the European army, 1950-54
  • 6. From the Common Market and the Treaties of Rome (1957) to the first enlargement (1973)
  • 7. EMU, the first stage (1973) to the EU (1991)
  • 8. From Single Market (1992) to single currency (2002)
  • 9. EU Treaty changes and EU external relations, 1998-2008.