France and the Construction of Europe, 1944-2007 The Geopolitical Imperative |
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| Author:
| Sutton, Michael |
| Series title: | Berghahn Monographs in French Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85745-290-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.95 |
Book Description:
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In the second half of the twentieth century France played the greatest role - even greater than Germany's - in shaping what eventually became the European Union. By the early twenty-first century, however, in a hugely transformed Europe, this era had patently come to an end. This comprehensive history shows how France coupled the pursuit of power and the furtherance of European integration over a sixty-year period, from the close of the Second World War to the hesitation caused by...
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In the second half of the twentieth century France played the greatest role - even greater than Germany's - in shaping what eventually became the European Union. By the early twenty-first century, however, in a hugely transformed Europe, this era had patently come to an end. This comprehensive history shows how France coupled the pursuit of power and the furtherance of European integration over a sixty-year period, from the close of the Second World War to the hesitation caused by the French electorate's referendum rejection of the European Union's constitutional treaty in 2005.