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Contemporary Europe /

Contributor(s): Sakwa, Richard | Stevens, Anne, 1942-.
Series: Palgrave foundations: Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xvii, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780230282896 (pbk.); 9780230282896:; 023028289X (pbk.).Subject(s): Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989- | Europe -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Europe -- Economic conditions -- 1945- | Europe -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 940.55
Contents:
Introduction : the many dimensions of Europe / Richard Sakwa -- Historical background / Robert Ladrech-- Towards one Europe? / Jackie Gower -- The European Union : the challenge of success / Anne Stevens -- Government and politics / Thomas Saalfeld -- Political participation in Europe / Dieter Rucht -- Social structure / William Outhwaite -- The European economy 1950-2010 : the miracle of growth and the sources of wealth / Vivien A. Schmidt -- Regions and regional politics in Europe / J̈örg Mathias, with Anne Stevens -- European security / Mike Bowker -- The cultural dimension / John Coombes -- Conclusion : endings and beginnings / Richard Sakwa and Anne Stevens.
Summary: This fully revised third edition provides a wide-ranging introduction to political, economic and social life across the whole continent. Ideal for students new to the subject, this text stimulates fresh thinking on issues and debates.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index.

Introduction : the many dimensions of Europe / Richard Sakwa -- Historical background / Robert Ladrech-- Towards one Europe? / Jackie Gower -- The European Union : the challenge of success / Anne Stevens -- Government and politics / Thomas Saalfeld -- Political participation in Europe / Dieter Rucht -- Social structure / William Outhwaite -- The European economy 1950-2010 : the miracle of growth and the sources of wealth / Vivien A. Schmidt -- Regions and regional politics in Europe / J̈örg Mathias, with Anne Stevens -- European security / Mike Bowker -- The cultural dimension / John Coombes -- Conclusion : endings and beginnings / Richard Sakwa and Anne Stevens.

This fully revised third edition provides a wide-ranging introduction to political, economic and social life across the whole continent. Ideal for students new to the subject, this text stimulates fresh thinking on issues and debates.

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