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European Union

An Historical and Political Survey

European Union

An Historical and Political Survey

ByRichard McAllister
Edition 2nd Edition
First Published 2009
eBook Published 1 July 2009
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203875698
Pages 296 pages
eBook ISBN 9781134133604
SubjectsHumanities, Politics & International Relations
KeywordsEuropean Council, Monetary Union, De Gaulle, Member State, Hague Summit
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McAllister, R. (2009). European Union. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203875698
ABOUT THIS BOOK

The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU.

Topics new to this edition:

  • The impact of the Euro and economic and monetary union.
  • Analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates on the New European security order and the threat posed by terrorism.
  • The enlargement of the EU to 27 members and discussions over further expansion.
  • The initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
  • The growth in Euroscepticism across the continent.

An engaging contribution to the understanding of the past, present and uncertain future of European integration, European Union is essential reading for all students of European history, European Union politics, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction: A disputed community
View abstract
chapter 1|27 pages
Birth, childhood and adolescence
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
The Community at the end of the 1960s
View abstract
chapter 3|17 pages
From The Hague to Paris: 1969–1972
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
A turbulent year: 1973
View abstract
chapter 5|25 pages
The mid-1970s: Locust years
View abstract
chapter 6|28 pages
‘Euro-sclerosis’: The late 1970s and early 1980s
View abstract
chapter 7|20 pages
The mid-1980s: ‘Single market’ and ‘single act’
View abstract
chapter 8|19 pages
The late 1980s and the road to ‘1992’
View abstract
chapter 9|18 pages
Europe transformed again: 1989–1993
View abstract
chapter 10|20 pages
Paradoxes of the New Europe: 1994–2000
View abstract
chapter 11|19 pages
The new millennium: 2000–2005
View abstract
chapter 12|12 pages
New turbulence: 2005–2008
View abstract

The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU.

Topics new to this edition:

  • The impact of the Euro and economic and monetary union.
  • Analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates on the New European security order and the threat posed by terrorism.
  • The enlargement of the EU to 27 members and discussions over further expansion.
  • The initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
  • The growth in Euroscepticism across the continent.

An engaging contribution to the understanding of the past, present and uncertain future of European integration, European Union is essential reading for all students of European history, European Union politics, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction: A disputed community
View abstract
chapter 1|27 pages
Birth, childhood and adolescence
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
The Community at the end of the 1960s
View abstract
chapter 3|17 pages
From The Hague to Paris: 1969–1972
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
A turbulent year: 1973
View abstract
chapter 5|25 pages
The mid-1970s: Locust years
View abstract
chapter 6|28 pages
‘Euro-sclerosis’: The late 1970s and early 1980s
View abstract
chapter 7|20 pages
The mid-1980s: ‘Single market’ and ‘single act’
View abstract
chapter 8|19 pages
The late 1980s and the road to ‘1992’
View abstract
chapter 9|18 pages
Europe transformed again: 1989–1993
View abstract
chapter 10|20 pages
Paradoxes of the New Europe: 1994–2000
View abstract
chapter 11|19 pages
The new millennium: 2000–2005
View abstract
chapter 12|12 pages
New turbulence: 2005–2008
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU.

Topics new to this edition:

  • The impact of the Euro and economic and monetary union.
  • Analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates on the New European security order and the threat posed by terrorism.
  • The enlargement of the EU to 27 members and discussions over further expansion.
  • The initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
  • The growth in Euroscepticism across the continent.

An engaging contribution to the understanding of the past, present and uncertain future of European integration, European Union is essential reading for all students of European history, European Union politics, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction: A disputed community
View abstract
chapter 1|27 pages
Birth, childhood and adolescence
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
The Community at the end of the 1960s
View abstract
chapter 3|17 pages
From The Hague to Paris: 1969–1972
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
A turbulent year: 1973
View abstract
chapter 5|25 pages
The mid-1970s: Locust years
View abstract
chapter 6|28 pages
‘Euro-sclerosis’: The late 1970s and early 1980s
View abstract
chapter 7|20 pages
The mid-1980s: ‘Single market’ and ‘single act’
View abstract
chapter 8|19 pages
The late 1980s and the road to ‘1992’
View abstract
chapter 9|18 pages
Europe transformed again: 1989–1993
View abstract
chapter 10|20 pages
Paradoxes of the New Europe: 1994–2000
View abstract
chapter 11|19 pages
The new millennium: 2000–2005
View abstract
chapter 12|12 pages
New turbulence: 2005–2008
View abstract

The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU.

Topics new to this edition:

  • The impact of the Euro and economic and monetary union.
  • Analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates on the New European security order and the threat posed by terrorism.
  • The enlargement of the EU to 27 members and discussions over further expansion.
  • The initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
  • The growth in Euroscepticism across the continent.

An engaging contribution to the understanding of the past, present and uncertain future of European integration, European Union is essential reading for all students of European history, European Union politics, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction: A disputed community
View abstract
chapter 1|27 pages
Birth, childhood and adolescence
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
The Community at the end of the 1960s
View abstract
chapter 3|17 pages
From The Hague to Paris: 1969–1972
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
A turbulent year: 1973
View abstract
chapter 5|25 pages
The mid-1970s: Locust years
View abstract
chapter 6|28 pages
‘Euro-sclerosis’: The late 1970s and early 1980s
View abstract
chapter 7|20 pages
The mid-1980s: ‘Single market’ and ‘single act’
View abstract
chapter 8|19 pages
The late 1980s and the road to ‘1992’
View abstract
chapter 9|18 pages
Europe transformed again: 1989–1993
View abstract
chapter 10|20 pages
Paradoxes of the New Europe: 1994–2000
View abstract
chapter 11|19 pages
The new millennium: 2000–2005
View abstract
chapter 12|12 pages
New turbulence: 2005–2008
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU.

Topics new to this edition:

  • The impact of the Euro and economic and monetary union.
  • Analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates on the New European security order and the threat posed by terrorism.
  • The enlargement of the EU to 27 members and discussions over further expansion.
  • The initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
  • The growth in Euroscepticism across the continent.

An engaging contribution to the understanding of the past, present and uncertain future of European integration, European Union is essential reading for all students of European history, European Union politics, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction: A disputed community
View abstract
chapter 1|27 pages
Birth, childhood and adolescence
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
The Community at the end of the 1960s
View abstract
chapter 3|17 pages
From The Hague to Paris: 1969–1972
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
A turbulent year: 1973
View abstract
chapter 5|25 pages
The mid-1970s: Locust years
View abstract
chapter 6|28 pages
‘Euro-sclerosis’: The late 1970s and early 1980s
View abstract
chapter 7|20 pages
The mid-1980s: ‘Single market’ and ‘single act’
View abstract
chapter 8|19 pages
The late 1980s and the road to ‘1992’
View abstract
chapter 9|18 pages
Europe transformed again: 1989–1993
View abstract
chapter 10|20 pages
Paradoxes of the New Europe: 1994–2000
View abstract
chapter 11|19 pages
The new millennium: 2000–2005
View abstract
chapter 12|12 pages
New turbulence: 2005–2008
View abstract

The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU.

Topics new to this edition:

  • The impact of the Euro and economic and monetary union.
  • Analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates on the New European security order and the threat posed by terrorism.
  • The enlargement of the EU to 27 members and discussions over further expansion.
  • The initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
  • The growth in Euroscepticism across the continent.

An engaging contribution to the understanding of the past, present and uncertain future of European integration, European Union is essential reading for all students of European history, European Union politics, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction: A disputed community
View abstract
chapter 1|27 pages
Birth, childhood and adolescence
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
The Community at the end of the 1960s
View abstract
chapter 3|17 pages
From The Hague to Paris: 1969–1972
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
A turbulent year: 1973
View abstract
chapter 5|25 pages
The mid-1970s: Locust years
View abstract
chapter 6|28 pages
‘Euro-sclerosis’: The late 1970s and early 1980s
View abstract
chapter 7|20 pages
The mid-1980s: ‘Single market’ and ‘single act’
View abstract
chapter 8|19 pages
The late 1980s and the road to ‘1992’
View abstract
chapter 9|18 pages
Europe transformed again: 1989–1993
View abstract
chapter 10|20 pages
Paradoxes of the New Europe: 1994–2000
View abstract
chapter 11|19 pages
The new millennium: 2000–2005
View abstract
chapter 12|12 pages
New turbulence: 2005–2008
View abstract
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