Destination Europe : the political and economic growth of a continent / Kjell M. Torbiorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torbiörn, Kjell M.

Contributor:

Torbiörn, Kjell M., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Political science.

Europe--Politics and government--1945-.

Europe.

Europe--Economic conditions--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Destination Europe' interprets and interrelates the major political, economic and security developments in Europe - including transatlantic relations - since the end of the Second World War up until the present time and looks ahead to how the continent may evolve politically in the future.

Contents:

1. 1945: Europe's 'zero hour'

2. Europe's 1950's: reconstruction and reconciliation; confrontation and oppression

3. 1960-75: the new Europe takes shape

4. 1976-89: recovery and hubris; effervescence in the East

5. 1989-92: Yalta farewell; how new a world?

6. Challenges in waiting

7. The European Union's dilemma: towards a union or not?

8. A new NATO

9. A new European Union

10. Where is Europe heading?

Appendix: seminal events since 1945

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)

ISBN:

9786610734528

9781847795809

1847795803

9781526137319

1526137313

9781781700488

1781700486

9781280734526

1280734523

9781847790835

1847790836

9781423706557

1423706552

OCLC:

60641933

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access