European Union History Books

New and Published Books

1. The Origins of Energy and Environmental Policy in Europe

   The Beginnings of a European Environmental Conscience

   By Thomas Hoerber

   Series: Routledge Research in Environmental Politics

   This book examines the development of a European environmental conscience through successive steps of European integration in energy policy. In the 1960s-70s, the world was slowly beginning to realise that environment degradation was not sustainable. With phenomena such as acid rain, it became...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
2. A Political Theory of Identity in European Integration

   Memory and policies

   By Catherine Guisan

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book provides a theoretical and historical examination of the speech and deeds of European founders. Using a fresh and innovative approach, this monograph connects political theory with concrete political practices based on empirical evidence, and theorizes the internal process of European...

   Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Official History of Britain and the European Community, Vol. II

   From Rejection to Referendum, 1963-1975

   By Stephen Wall

   Series: Government Official History Series

   This is the second volume in The Official History of Britain and the European Community, and describes the events from 1963 up until the British referendum on the Common Market in 1975. In 1963, General de Gaulle dashed Prime Minister Macmillan’s hopes of taking Britain into the European...

   Published July 1st 2012 by Routledge
4. The Political History of European Integration

   The Hypocrisy of Democracy-Through-Market

   By Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Bo Stråth

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book adopts a historical perspective to explore the tensions between the idea of a European democracy through a European market, and the observations that there are signs of increasing social disintegration, political extremism and populism in the wake of economic integration....

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
5. Learning from the EU Constitutional Treaty

   Democratic Constitutionalization beyond the Nation-State

   By Ben Crum

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   The negative results of referenda on the European Union (EU) Constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands, and subsequent low-key adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon raise complex questions about the possible democratization of international organisations. This book provides a full analysis of...

   Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge
6. The History of the European Union

   Origins of a Trans- and Supranational Polity 1950-72

   Edited by Wolfram Kaiser, Brigitte Leucht, Morten Rasmussen

   Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies

   This book radically re-conceptualises the origins of the European Union as a trans- and supranational polity as it emerged between the Schuman Plan of May 1950 and the first enlargement of the European Communities at the start of 1973. Drawing upon social science theories and debates as well as...

   Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
7. The European Union and Global Social Change

   A Critical Geopolitical-Economic Analysis

   By József Böröcz

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines just what the European Union is, in the context of the ongoing structural transformation of the global system. The author develops an integrated approach to global transformations, drawing on geopolitics, political geography, international relations, economics, economic and...

   Published June 29th 2010 by Routledge
8. Britain and European Integration since 1945

   On the Sidelines

   By David Gowland, Arthur Turner, Alex Wright

   This book provides both a comprehensive introduction and a perceptive examination of Britain’s relations with the European Community and the European Union since 1945, combining an historical account with political analysis to illustrate the changing and multifaceted nature of British and European...

   Published October 26th 2009 by Routledge
9. The Origins & Development of the European Union 1945-2008

   A History of European Integration, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Martin Dedman

   The new edition of this accessible introduction to the history of the European Union (EU) has been fully revised and updated to reflect the significant changes within the EU over the past decade. Revealing the politics beneath the surface, national rivalries and changing positions behind events,...

   Published August 23rd 2009 by Routledge
10. European Union

    An Historical and Political Survey, 2nd Edition

    By Richard McAllister

    The new edition of this best-selling text provides the most up-to-date single volume history of the European Union from its origins through to the present day. Fully updated and revised throughout, this is the ideal starting point for students and others wishing to read an accessible, readable and...

    Published June 28th 2009 by Routledge