The Politics of European Integration in the Twentieth Century

This text seeks to trace continuity and discontinuity in the integration of european states, with particular reference to three crucial fault lines - world war i, world war ii and the events of 1989. The main of this study is to give the european debate width and historical depth. Europe is not synonymous with the european community, and it is essential to rid ourselves of parochialist perspectives, in favour of broad gauge approaches to the complex challenges facing the continent as the new century approaches. David arter's text compares experiences in a pan-european dimension and should be particularly suitable to the growing numbers of courses on european studies and related degree course programmes.