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Autore |
Converse Raymond W |
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Titolo |
Lessons of history [[electronic resource] ] : the United States and the European Union / / Raymond Converse |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Collana |
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World government : utopian dream or current reality? ; ; v. 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International organization |
International cooperation |
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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 contenuto |
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Preface to Volume 2; Chapter 1. The Constitution and Piece-Meal Social Engineering; Chapter 2. The Battle Between Federalists and Anti-Federalists; Chapter 3. The European Union as a Co-Guidance System; Chapter 4. Problems that Have Faced the US and the EU, and their Effects on a World Government; Chapter 5. Pre-Modern Development of the United States; Chapter 6. The Movement Towards the Modern United States; Chapter 7. The Effect of the Progressive Movement in the US; Chapter 8. The Beginnings of Unrestrained Capitalism; Chapter 9. The Unilateral Growth of Unrestrained Capitalism |
Chapter 10. The Failure of Unrestrained Capitalism and the Growth of the Welfare StateChapter 11. World War II and the Developemnt of Bipolar Politics; Chapter 12. The Emergence of the European Union, and the Cold War; Chapter 13. The US Public Becomes Aware of the Rest of the World; Chapter 14. The Beginning of a New Era in US Politics; Chapter 15. The Policies of George H.W. Bush and Their Effects on US Foreign Policy; Chapter 16. The Liberal Bias of the Clinton Administration in Comparison to the European Union; Chapter 17. The Growing Unilateralism of the US Foreign Policy; Conclusion |
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This book assumes that the world is moving inexorably, if in fits and starts, toward union. It explores the implications for all global citizens, and posits that, to succeed, it will be predicated upon a general disarmament and a broad adoption of the principles of Representative Democracy. |
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