France and the Construction of Europe, 1944 to 2007: The Geopolitical Imperative Contributor(s): Sutton, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 184545393X ISBN-13: 9781845453930 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 327.440 |
LCCN: 2007044676 |
Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.57 lbs) 366 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the second half of the twentieth century France played the greatest role - even greater than Germany's - in shaping what eventually became the European Union. By the early twenty-first century, however, in a hugely transformed Europe, this era had patently come to an end. This comprehensive history shows how France coupled the pursuit of power and the furtherance of European integration over a sixty-year period, from the close of the Second World War to the hesitation caused by the French electorate's referendum rejection of the European Union's constitutional treaty in 2005. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sutton, Michael: - " Michael Sutton is Professor Emeritus, Modern History and International Relations, at Aston University. He has written regularly on France for The Economist Intelligence Unit - part of The Economist newspaper group - since 1985, and worked in Brussels from 1973 to 1993 monitoring European Community developments. He is also a specialist in twentieth-century French political thought and philosophy. " |