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Torbiörn, Kjell M,

Destination Europe : the political and economic growth of a continent / Kjell M. Torbiörn. - 1 online resource (x, 316 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302) and index.

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 1945: Europe's 'zero hour'; 2 Europe's 1950s: reconstruction and reconciliation; confrontation and oppression; 3 1960-75: the new Europe takes shape; 4 1976-89: recovery and hubris; effervescence in the East; 5 1989-92: Yalta farewell; how new a world?; 6 Challenges in waiting; 7 The European Union's dilemma: towards a union or not?; 8 A new NATO; 9 A new European Union; 10 Where is Europe heading?; Appendix: seminal events since 1945; References; Index.

Open Access

This study interprets and interrelates the major political economic and security developments in Europe - including transatlantic relations - from the end of World War II up until the present time, and looks ahead to how the continent may evolve politically in the future.


English.

ISBN: 1423706552 9781423706557 9781847790835 1847790836

Standard No.: 341327

Source: DOAB CostFree FormOnline AccessOpen GovNo 22573/ctt15555b2 JSTOR

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018370658 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
European Union.
European Union.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Since 1945

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Humanities.
History.
Regional and national history.
European history.
HISTORY.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--History & Theory.
Economic history.
Politics and government

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--Politics and government--1945-
Europe--Economic conditions--1945-
Europe.

Subjects--Index Terms: Europe Transatlantic NATO

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JN12 / .T58 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 940.55