European Union An Historical and Political Survey

The new edition of this best-selling textbook provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and comprehensive account of the development of the EU. New to this edition: the impact of the Euro and economic monetary union analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq the enlargement of the EU to twenty-five members and discussions over further expansion the initial failure of the EU Constitutional Treaty debates on the new European security order and the threat posed by terrorism the growth in Eurosecpticism across the continent. European Union will be of interest to students of European history, European Union politics, and politics and international relations in general.McAllister, Richard is the author of 'European Union An Historical and Political Survey', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415407618 and ISBN 0415407613.