Gilbert, Mark, 1961-

European integration : a concise history / Mark Gilbert - [Rev. and updated ed.] - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 - xxi, 269 p. : map ; 23 cm

Rev. and updated ed. of: Surpassing realism : the politics of European integration since 1945. c2003

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Enemies to partners: the politics of cooperation in Western Europe 1945-1950 -- Ever closer union: from the Schuman Plan to the Economic Community 1950-1958 -- In the shadow of the general: De Gaulle and the EEC 1958-1969 -- Weathering the storm: the EC during the 1970s -- The 1992 initiative and relaunch of the community -- The Maastricht compromise -- EUphoria -- Toward a twin-track Europe

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European Union--History


Europe--Economic integration--History
European Union countries--Politics and government

JN30 / .G55 2012