Publisher's Synopsis
This is an introduction to the history of politics and geopolitics of the origins and development of the European Community through the study of documents and texts and relevant contemporary comment and debate. The emphasis is on the presentation of EC development as a lively issue in 20th century history. Its historical approach will enable students to gain a sound grasp of the concepts amd terminology (eg functionalism, federalism) used in EC studies.;The book contains explanatory introductions setting the readings in their specific historical context and the documents are accompanied by contemporary or retrospective comment of those involved at the time. It also includes comment from American sources emphasizing the global implications of European integration. It concludes with a detailed chronology of the development of the EC and its predecessors.
