The transformation of Europe since the end of World War II has been astounding. In 1945, a battle-scarred continent lay in ruins. Today, it has achieved a level of integration, prosperity, and stability that few people could have anticipated. The life and career of the French statesman Jean Monnet and the recent adoption of the \u201ceuro\u201d as Europe's common currency represent the bookends of this half-century-long metamorphosis. This collection of essays, drawn from the lectures of the 1999 Baker Conference at Ohio University, explores Monnet's vision of an integrated Europe, its gradual implementation, and the social, economic, and international consequences. The scholarship focuses upon Monnet's life, personality, and legacy, the development of social policy within the European Union (EU), the economic and national security implications of the EU, and the continuation of an American presence in Europe through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This significant collection fuses biography with comparative political economy and policy studies to help political scientists, sociologists, economists, international lawyers, and historians on both sides of the Atlantic understand important aspects of Europe's post-1945 development.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ohio University Press
ISBN-13
9780821413319
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96284841
Product Key Features
Author
Dean Kotlowski
Publication Name
The European Union: from Jean Monnet to the Euro
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Dean Kotlowski
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