Contemporary Europe

ISBN-13: 9780230282896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str.

Richard Sakwa

Opis

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 popular text stimulates fresh thinking on issues and debates.

Spis treści

Preface
Introduction: The Many Dimensions of Europe
Historical Background
Towards One Europe?
The European Union: The Challenge of Success
Government and Politics
Political Participation in Europe
Social Structure
The European Economy
Regions and Regional Politics in Europe
European Security
The Cultural Dimension
Conclusion

O autorze

RICHARD SAKWA Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, UK. He has published widely on Soviet and Russian affairs and his research interests focus on problems of democratic development in Russia, the nature of post-communism, and the global challenges facing the former communist countries.
ANNE STEVENS Emeritus Professor of European Studies at Aston University, UK. She has a particular interest in the relationship between politics and administration. She is the author of Government and Politics of France (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) and of Women, Power and Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).