| The Question of Europe Contributor(s): Gowan, Peter (Editor), Anderson, Perry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859841422 ISBN-13: 9781859841426 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1997 Annotation: Throughout Europe, governments and political parties are divided about the nature, status and shape of the new Europe that is taking form. Peter Gowan has put together a collection of essays by some of the leading authorities and commentators on Europe. Gowan is Principal Lecturer in European Politics at the University of North London. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Law | International - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 341.242 |
| LCCN: 97012513 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary European politics seems to be gripped by a stifling conformism, an uninspiring uniformity of outlook which afflicts all the major parties. However, if there is one issue which does divide--though with the fault-lines within just as much as between right and left--it is the question of Europe, the future of the Union. But, for all the heat generated by the debate between Eurosceptics and Europhiles, and the vivid claims and counterclaims about federalism or the fate of national sovereignty, there is widespread public confusion about what is at issue--partly because of the opaque nature of the Community's institutions, and partly because much that is written on the subject is jargon or officalese. The Question of Europe offers an antidote, by collecting some of the liveliest and sharpest commentary on Europe, across the full political spectrum, from leading authorities in the study of history, economics, philosophy, culture and sociology. Eminent German, Italian, French, Swedish and Irish writers are included, as well as key figures from Britain and the US. Looking paranormically at the past, present and future of integration, The Question of Europe brings polemic and scholarship together to offer us a new way of approaching the Union. |