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UNINA9910783864203321 |
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Autore |
Burgess Michael <1949, > |
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Titolo |
Federalism and European union : the building of Europe, 1950-2000 / / Michael Burgess |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-73678-9 |
1-134-73679-7 |
0-203-46532-6 |
1-280-31782-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (309 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Federal government - European Union countries |
European federation - History - 20th century |
Nation-state |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Federalism, the state and the European idea -- 2. Federalism and federation in Western Europe: the theoretical discourse -- 3. Federalism and the building of Europe, 1950-72 -- 4. Federalism and the struggle for European Union, 1973-84 -- 5. Federalism, European Union and the Single European Act, 1985-88 -- 6. Maastricht: the last treaty of the Cold War, 1989-93 -- 7. From Maastricht to Amsterdam, 1994-98 -- 8. The European Union as an intellectual puzzle: federal and confederal elements in European integration -- 9. Federalism and European Union: fin de siecle. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A revisionist interpretation of the post-war evolution of European integration and the European Union (EU), this book reappraises and reassesses conventional explanations of European integration. It adopts a federalist approach which supplements state-based arguments with federal political ideas, influences and strategies. By exploring the philosophical and historical origins of federal ideas and tracing their influence throughout the whole of the EU's evolution, the book makes a significant contribution to the scholarly debate about the |
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