Contemporary Europe/ edited by Richard Sakwa and Anne Stevens

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Palgrave foundationsPublication details: Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 308 pages illustrations, map ; 25 cmISBN:

9781403945679 (pbk)
1403945675 (pbk)

Subject(s):

Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989-

Contents:

1. Introduction : the many dimensions of Europe / Richard Sakwa -- 2. Historical background / Robert Ladrech -- 3. Towards one Europe? / Jackie Gower -- 4. Government and politics / Thomas Saalfeld -- 5. Political participation in Europe / Dieter Rucht -- 6. Social structure / William Outhwaite -- 7. The European economy, 1954 to 2004 : the miracle of growth and the sources of wealth / Vivien A. Schmidt -- 8. 'United in its diversity' : ever closer union and the European dimension / Anne Stevens -- 9. Regions and regional politics in Europe / Jorg Mathias -- 10. European security / Mike Bowker -- 11. The cultural dimension / John Coombes.

Summary: Updated and expanded, this account of the distinctive structures of European life analyses social, political, economic and cultural dimensions. Balance is struck between coverage of East and West Europe, with convergence and divergence featuring as important themes.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Main Library Open Shelf	D2009 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	53084	Available		BK120248
Book	Zvishavane Library Open Shelf	D2009 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	107227	Available		BK77518

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : the many dimensions of Europe / Richard Sakwa --
2. Historical background / Robert Ladrech --
3. Towards one Europe? / Jackie Gower --
4. Government and politics / Thomas Saalfeld --
5. Political participation in Europe / Dieter Rucht --
6. Social structure / William Outhwaite --
7. The European economy, 1954 to 2004 : the miracle of growth and the sources of wealth / Vivien A. Schmidt --
8. 'United in its diversity' : ever closer union and the European dimension / Anne Stevens --
9. Regions and regional politics in Europe / Jorg Mathias --
10. European security / Mike Bowker --
11. The cultural dimension / John Coombes.

Updated and expanded, this account of the distinctive structures of European life analyses social, political, economic and cultural dimensions. Balance is struck between coverage of East and West Europe, with convergence and divergence featuring as important themes.

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