Contemporary Europe/ edited by Richard Sakwa and Anne Stevens

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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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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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