Rethinking Europe"s Future (ebook)

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"Undaunted by the challenge of speculating about future developments, Calleo does a masterful job of weaving the perspectives of history, economics, philosophy, and political science into a rich tapestry of forthright questions about Europe's future and persuasive speculation about answers and possibilities. . . . David Calleo's boos are always imperative reading for specialists, but his clear and vibrant writing is easily accessible to any educated reader interested in European and world affairs."--Forest L. Grieves, Perspectives on Political Science

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2002

"This volume rests on theoretical insights to generate an innovative history of European political economy, one distinguished by elegant writing and invaluable annotated bibliographies. This scrupulously researched and wide-ranging book is a must-read for skimmers, scholars, and students of European matters."--Choice

"A truly distinguished book. Major. Important. Seminal. There is plenty in here for everyone to learn about the deeper meaning of what happened in recent European history and how it relates to what we ought to do. David Calleo's book is different in focus and scope from most books offering a 'big picture' sweep of history while still offering the 'sweep.'"--Brewster Denny, University of Washington

"Rethinking Europe's Future is a magisterial sweep through the history of the last century, drawing together a host of lines of inquiry on the dynamics of European integration. It represents a unique contribution to the literature on European politics and international relations. The author is one of the few people in the world qualified to present a comprehensive and synthetic treatment of the historical political economy of modern Europe, and the book reflects this."--Kathleen McNamara, author of The Currency of Ideas: Monetary Politics in the European Union

It is the great virtue of this book that by concentrating on the larger picture [Calleo] is able to convey the unprecedented scale of what is really happening in Europe."--Economist0Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Chapter One: Old Europe and New Europe 1
Part One Europe's Living History
Chapter Two: Competing Lessons of World War I 17
Chapter Three: Europe's States and State System 33
Chapter Four: From States to Nation States 48
Chapter Five: The Nation State and Capitalism 67
Part Two Legacies of the Cold War
Chapter Six: The Three Postwar Systems: An Overview 87
Chapter Seven: Bipolar Europe 111
Chapter Eight: Confederal Europe: From Rome to Maastricht 135
Chapter Nine: Europe in the Global Economy 154
Chapter Ten: Cold War Lessons, Old and New 176
Part Three The New Europe
Chapter Eleven: Europe after the Soviet Shock: Maastricht and the EMU 185
Chapter Twelve: Globalism and the Case for a European Bloc 207
Chapter Thirteen: Unfinished Business I: Constitutional Projects 250
Chapter Fourteen: Unfinished Business II: Security after the Cold War 299
Chapter Fifteen: Unfinished Business III: Organizing Pan-Europe 337
Chapter Sixteen: Europe in the New World Order 354
Index 375