The EU and Neighbors

ISBN-13: 9781118790069 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 432 str.

Brian W. Blouet

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Introduction: The European Union 1Present Issues 1The Coal and Steel Community (1951) and the European Economic Community (1957) 2EFTA: The European Free Trade Association (1960) 2Enlargement of the European Economic Community (EEC) 2European Union (1993) 4Origins of the European Union 4World War II 4Western European Defense Needs 5The Truman Doctrine, The Marshall Plan, and NATO 5Agreeing on a European Framework 5The Suez Canal Crisis 6Jean Monnet 6The Coal and Steel Community 7Rome to Maastricht 7EU Expansion and Expansion Fatigue 9EU Issues 9The EU Today 9A Multicultural EU 10The European Union and North America 10Organization of the Text 11Further Reading 11Part I Systematic Survey1 Physical Environments 14Environmental Concerns 14A View from Space 14Climate and Weather 15The Variability of European Weather 16General Climate Considerations 17Natural Vegetation 21Topography: Mountains, Rivers, and Plains 23Human Impact on the Environment 28Further Reading 302 Cultural and Historical Geography 31Introduction 31A Mosaic of Cultures 32Languages 32Religions 40Culture Contrasts 45Further Reading 463 Population, Distribution, Density, Migration, and Aging 47Introduction 47Thomas Robert Malthus 48Demographic History 48The Demographic Transition 50Distribution of Population 55EU Population Trends 60Further Reading 634 Rural and Urban Settlements 64Introduction 64The Network of Roman Towns 66The Medieval City 66The Renaissance City 70The Industrial City 76Rural Settlement 79Settlements in the Modern Era 83Ethnicity in European Cities 90Summary 92Further Reading 935 Economic Geography: Agriculture, Industry, and Services 94Introduction 94Sectors of the Economy 96Agriculture 97Industrialization 102The Stages of European Economic Growth 109The Impact of the EU on Agriculture, Industry, and Services 113Human Development Index 115Further Reading 1156 Political Geography 116Friedrich Ratzel 116Mackinder 116World War I 116Ideas for a United Europe 121Totalitarian Regimes and Economic Autarky 122The New Order in Europe 125New European Boundaries after World War II 126The Cold War 128Economic Cooperation in Western Europe 129EU Enlargement (1995) Linked to Soviet Collapse (1991) 135Widening versus Deepening 138Summary 140Further Reading 140Part II The Core of the European Union7 France and the Benelux Countries 142Introduction 142Belgium 156The Netherlands 161Luxembourg 166Further Reading 1688 Germany and Italy 169Introduction 169Germany 169Italy 183Summary 197Further Reading 198Part III Enlargement of EU9 The United Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland 200Introduction 200The United Kingdom 200Regions of Britain: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England 203A United Kingdom? 219Denmark 221Ireland 225Summary 230Further Reading 23010 Southern Europe: Greece, Spain, and Portugal 232Greece 232The Iberian Peninsula--Spain and Portugal 240Further Reading 25011 Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Finland 251Introduction 251Austria 251Switzerland 256Sweden 263Norway 268Iceland 274Finland 278Summary 281Further Reading 281Part IV Enlargement in the 21st Century12 Eastward Expansion 2004: The Baltics, Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia 284Introduction 284The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania 285Poland 289The Czech Republic 296Slovakia 303Hungary 305Slovenia 311East Europe Summary 312Further Reading 31213 Eastward Expansion 2007-2013: The Balkans 314Introduction: The Balkans 314Romania 315Bulgaria 319Croatia 322Serbia 324Montenegro 327Bosnia-Herzegovina 328Macedonia 331Albania 332Balkan Summary 334Further Reading 335Part V Regional Survey: Russia and Former Soviet Socialist Republics14 Belarus, the Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Russia 338Introduction 338Belarus and the Ukraine 338Moldova 344Georgia 346Russia 349Summary 367Further Reading 367Part VI The Mediterranean Fringe15 Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, and Gibraltar 370Introduction 370Turkey 370Turkey, The Middle East, and Europe 376Cyprus, Malta, and Gibraltar 377Cyprus 377Malta 381Gibraltar 388The EU in Africa 391Islas Canarias 391Further Reading 39216 European Union Future? 394EU External Relations 395The Common Agricultural Policy in World Affairs 395Imperial Pasts 396Decolonization 396Turkey 396Summary 397Glossary 398Index 404