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A standard work on the history of the European Union: Initiatives, disputes, and successes, from Winston Churchill to Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker. "An enlightening work. Required reading for all who doubt the unfinished history of Europe" – Rolf Steininger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung."A brilliant work" – Günter Verheugen, German EU-Commissioner 1999-2009

Relying on internal sources, Wilfried Loth analyses the birth and subsequent development of the European Union, from the launch of the Council of Europe and the Schuman Declaration until the Euro crisis and the contested European presidential election of Jean-Claude Juncker. This book shines a light on the crises of the European integration, such as the failure of the European Defence Community, De Gaulle's empty chair policy, or the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands, but also highlights the indubitable successes that are the Franco-German reconciliation, the establishment of the European common market, and the establishment of an expanding common currency. What this study accomplishes, for the first time, is to illuminate the driving forces behind the European integration process and how it changed European politics and society.

A standard work on the history of the European Union: Initiatives, disputes, and successes, from Winston Churchill to Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker."An enlightening work. Required reading for all who doubt the unfinished history of Europe" - Rolf Steininger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung."A brilliant work" - Günter Verheugen, German EU-Commissioner 1999-2009

This title examines the role of the Europeans in the Cold War during the 'Khrushchev Era' (1953-65). It was a period marked by the struggle for a regulated co-existence in a world of blocs, an initial arrangement to find a temporary arrangement failed due to German desires to quickly overcome the status quo. It was only when the danger of an unintended nuclear war was demonstrated through the crises over Berlin and Cuba that a tacit arrangement became possible, which was based on a system dominated by a nuclear arms race. The book provides useful information on the role of Konrad Adenauer and t.

Relying on internal sources, Wilfried Loth analyses the birth and subsequent development of the European Union, from the launch of the Council of Europe and the Schuman Declaration until the Euro crisis and the contested European presidential election of Jean-Claude Juncker. This book shines a light on the crises of the European integration, such as the failure of the European Defence Community, De Gaulle`s empty chair policy, or the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands, but also highlights the indubitable successes that are the Franco-German reconciliation, the establishment of the European common market, and the establishment of an expanding common currency. What this study accomplishes, for the first time, is to illuminate the driving forces behind the European integration process and how it changed European politics and society.