Historical Introduction to the European Union

<p><em>An Historical Introduction to the European Union</em> is a chronological political history of European integration from the 1950s to the present. It also includes a contextualising survey of wider European history since the 1600s and places unification against a background of world politics.<br> This clearly written introduction to the essential history economics and politics of the European Union assumes no prior knowledge. It offers a detailed account of the Union with sections on:<br> * how the Union works<br> * basic principles of the Union<br> * arguments over contested practices including agriculture<br> * issues of the cold war enlargement and the role of the United States<br> * language<br> * single European currency<br> With an annotated bibliography chronology and guide to the institutions of the European Union <em>An Historical Introduction to the European Union</em> incorporates the most recent research and detailed treatment of the policies of the European Union.</p>