Building Europe : a history of European unification / Wilfried Loth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loth, Wilfried, author.

Contributor:

Hogg, Robert F., translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--History.

European Union.

European communities--History.

European communities.

European federation--History.

European federation.

Europe--History--20th century.

Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (494 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Wilfried Loth, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Summary:

Relying on internal sources, Wilfried Loth analyses the birth and subsequent development of the European Union, from the launch of the Council of Europe and the Schuman Declaration until the Euro crisis and the contested European presidential election of Jean-Claude Juncker. This book shines a light on the crises of the European integration, such as the failure of the European Defence Community, De Gaulle's empty chair policy, or the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands, but also highlights the indubitable successes that are the Franco-German reconciliation, the establishment of the European common market, and the establishment of an expanding common currency. What this study accomplishes, for the first time, is to illuminate the driving forces behind the European integration process and how it changed European politics and society. "An enlightening work. A required reading for all who doubt the unfinished history of Europe." - Rolf Steininger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "This book will become an indispensable standard work." - Jörg Himmelreich, Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Wilfried Loth erzählt die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Europäischen Union auf der Grundlage interner Quellen, von der Lancierung des Europarats und des Schuman-Plans bis zur Euro-Krise und zur umkämpften Wahl von Jean-Claude Juncker zum Präsidenten der Europäischen Kommission. Krisen der europäischen Integration wie das Scheitern der Europäischen Verteidigungsgemeinschaft, die "Krise des leeren Stuhls" in der Ära de Gaulle oder die Ablehnung des Verfassungsvertrags in Frankreich und in den Niederlanden werden ebenso beleuchtet wie unzweifelhafte Erfolge: die deutsch-französische Aussöhnung, die Schaffung eines Gemeinsamen Marktes, die zahlreichen Erweiterungen und die Etablierung einer Gemeinschaftswährung. Auf diese Weise wird zum ersten Mal deutlich, welche Antriebskräfte hinter dem europäischen Integrationsprozess stehen und wie er Politik und Gesellschaft in Europa verändert. "Ein aufklärerisches Werk. Pflichtlektüre für alle, die an der unvollendeten Geschichte Europas (ver-)zweifeln" - Rolf Steininger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung."Das Buch wird zum unabdingbaren Standardwerk" - Jörg Himmelreich, Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Prologue: Churchill's Congress

1 Foundation Years, 1948-1957

2 Formative Years, 1958-1963

3 Crises of the Community of the Six, 1963-1969

4 Expansion and New Perspectives, 1969-1975

5 Consolidation, 1976-1984

6 The Era of Development, 1984-1992

7 From Maastricht to Nice, 1992-2001

8 Constitutional Struggle and Euro Crisis, 2001-2012

Conclusion: The Future of the Union

Afterword

The European Parliament 1979-2014: Party memberships

The European Parliament 1979-2014: Presidents

The Presidents of the High Authority and the Commissions

Sources

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9783110424829

3110424827

9783110424812

3110424819

9783110424881

3110424886

OCLC:

932570636

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access