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After empires : European integration, decolonization, and the challenge from the global south 1957-1986 / Giuliano Garavini ; translated by Richard R. Nybakken.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garavini, Giuliano.
- Series:
- Oxford Studies in Modern European History
- Oxford studies in modern European history
- Oxford Studies in Modern European History Ser.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European cooperation--History--20th century.
- European cooperation.
- European federation--History--20th century.
- European federation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- After Empires describes how the end of colonial empires and the changes in international politics and economies after decolonization affected the European integration process. Until now, studies on European integration have often focussed on the search for peaceful relations among the European nations, particularly between Germany and France, or examined it as an offspring of the Cold War, moving together with the ups and downs of transatlantic relations. But these twofactors alone are not enough to explain the rise of the European Community and its more recent transformation into the European
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figure and Tables; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The Third World and the Creation of UNCTAD; The spirit of Bandung; Recipes for development; Unionizing the Third World: The G77 and the origins of UNCTAD; 2. The Myopia of the European Community; The passing of Imperial illusions; The wonder of modernity: In defense of the Common Market; The Algiers Charter; A Common Market without a common identity; 3. 1968: Empires and Shopping Malls; The limits of Americanization; Thirdworldism and social rebellion; Losing one's religion; The closing circle
- 4. The Developing Countries' "Most Favored" PartnerThe Atlantic widens; Santiago, Chile: the radicalization of the Third World; Sicco Mansholt; Regionalists and globalists; 5. The Year of Oil; The oil weapon; The New international economic order; Europe's identity; The successes and failures of the Community's global policy; 6. North-South Dialogues; G5, G6, G7; The North-South dialogue in Paris; Willy Brandt and global social democracy; Epilogue: Managing Globalization; Third Worlds; The European Single Market project; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R
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- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-86314-6
- 0-19-163408-5
- OCLC:
- 820630852
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