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The Construction of Europe: Essays in Honour of Emile Noël

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The Construction of Europe: Essays in Honour of Emile Noël

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0792329694

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The Construction of Europe contains a multidisciplinary treatment of the development of the European Union. Special attention is given to the political economy of European unification, including precursors of the EEC, the role of French--German relations, the Structural Funds, and the part played by the European Commission. There are also discussions of the implications for Europe of German reunification and the prospects raised by the possibility of expansion into Eastern Europe. The legal structure of the European Community is also examined, in contributions that deal with administrative law, guidelines, competition law, and feminist legal theory.

"Empire" by Integration: The United States and European Integration, 1945-1997

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"Empire" by Integration: The United States and European Integration, 1945-1997
Geir Lundestad
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0198782128

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"Empire" by Integration is the first comprehensive survey of the American policy towards European integration from 1945 to the present day. Geir Lundestad argues that, unlike other Great Powers, the United States strongly supported the integration of the most important area under its influence: Western Europe. This integration was, however, to take place within an American-dominated Atlantic framework. In the provocative words of the author this was a policy of "empire" by integration. Professor Lundestad takes a clear, chronological approach to the subject, from the beginnings of European integration after the Second World War, the challenge to American policy on European integration by President Charles de Gaulle, and the modified support for European integration in the Nixon-Kissinger years through to the present revived support for European integration under the Clinton administration. "Empire" by Integration provides a succinct, provocative, and highly readable account of this crucial aspect of American-Western European relations. It will be an ideal textbook for use on courses including International Relations, US Modern History, and European Integration.

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Ambivalence.......2003-11-26

I read this book for my senior seminar class while studying abroad in Rome. Right now I am of mixed feelings about it. Often I found it to be very dry, and uninspiring. There were times when the book seemed to be just a collection of quotes, followed by strings of names and dates. The author also repeated himself frequently.

However, the book raises important points about the history of American policy towards Europe since World War II. Particulary important in this time of heightened anti-American sentiment is the fact that after WWII the Europeans actually wanted the U.S. to remain in their countries militarily, as only the Americans were in a position to provide security against the Soviets and a possibly aggressive Germany.

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