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Cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-60by Giles Scott-Smith; Hans Krabbendam
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 50.95The articles that comprise this collection constitute an evaluation of overt and covert influences on political and cultural activity in Western European democracies during the earliest period of the Cold War. more...
The European Unionby John Pinder
Oxford University Press 2001; US$ 12.99The author shows how and why the Union has developed from 1950. He explains the interplay between governments and federal elements in the institutions; consensus over the single market and the environment; and conflicts over agriculture, social policies, the euro, and frontier controls. more...
The Frontiers of the European Unionby Malcolm Anderson; Eberhard Bort
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2001; US$ 115.00This work is a comprehensive analysis of EU frontiers, their variety, functions and future. It examines sovereignty, culture and language, globalization and European integration. There is a case study to examine local and regional perspectives, and a focus on the EU eastern frontier. more...
Islamic Political Radicalismby Tahir Abbas
Edinburgh University Press 2007; US$ 143.28Islamic political radicalism in Europe has seen dramatic growth in recent times. This book offers a sociological, anthropological, psychological and political science analysis of the causes and consequences of this phenomenon. Authors explore the motivations behind such radicalism, focusing on an array of different factors. These include economic and social alienation, political and cultural marginalisation, gender and masculinity, and psychological issues, both at an individual and community level. Other issues discussed are the state responses, national and international, to the ?War on Terror? which came about after the attacks on America in September 2001; and the role of Islamic political organisations and their impact on changing ethno-religious... more...
The Making of EU Foreign Policyby Karen E. Smith
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 38.00This book argues that there has been a common European Union (EU) foreign policy towards six countries of Eastern Europe - Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - and analyses why the EU has agreed to the policy. The objective of the EU's policy is to support the transformation of Eastern Europe and thus ensure security and stability. The most important instrument that the EU has used to reach this objective has been the prospect of enlargement. more...
Europe as an Idea and an Identityby Heikki Mikkeli
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 1998; US$ 138.00Heikki Mikkeli charts the history of the idea of Europe and European identity. The first part introduces the various attempts to unify Europe from antiquity to the European Union. In the second part the relationship of Europe with America and Russia is considered, as well as the ambivalent role of Central Europe. The possibility of a common European identity is also discussed; a theme which may have an impact on the ways European history is written in the future. more...
The United States and Europeby John Baylis; Jon Roper
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 47.95This book brings together experts from Britain, Europe and America to analyse the complexities of the political, economic and cultural relationship that exists between America and Europe in its historical and contemporary context and to assess the long-te more...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt TRGby Kent Publishing
Saddleback Educational Publishing 2008; US$ 5.95President Franklin Delano Roosevelt forever changed the way people in the United States think about government and its leaders. He along with his first lady Eleanor, led America with courage and vision through terrible times. Together they influenced the lives of every American, and their influence is still evident today. See how this unique man overcame difficult obstacles to become one of Americas greatest leaders. Guided by Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people, this series of softcover 64-page biographies focuses on the leaders, scientists, and icons who shaped our world. These people, many from very humble beginnings, changed how the world works. Each biography includes a glossary, timeline and illustrations. An... more...
China-Europe Relationsby David Shambaugh; Eberhard Sandschneider; Zhou Hong
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 44.95Written by a hugely experienced team of international contributors from China, Europe and the US, this book takes an innovative and insightful look at one of the most important bilateral relationships in international relations this century. more...
Changing Structure of Europeby Robert H. Beck
University of Minnesota Press 1970; US$ 67.50The Changing Structure of Europe was first published in 1970. A group of University of Minnesota scholars representing various disciplines presents the result of a careful study of Europe in the mid-sixties and a look into the seventies. They examine the major economic, educational, political, and social issues both from an interdisciplinary standpoint and from the viewpoints of their respective specialties. The study is based on extensive travel and research. The book focuses on the question of integration among the nations of Europe -- its extent, the major factors in its success or failure, and the prospects for future developments which will favor or discourage such integration. Major attention is given to the operations of cross-national... more...









