European Union and the Deconstruction of the Rhineland Frontier

by Michael Loriaux

Book Overview

The Rhineland region includes the core regional economy of western Europe, encompassing Belgium, Luxemburg and parts of the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Germany. Throughout history there have been tensions between this region's roles as a frontier and as western Europe's economic core. Michael Loriaux argues that the European Union arose from efforts to deconstruct this frontier. He traces Rhineland geopolitics back to its first emergence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521707072
• ISBN13: 9780521707077
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"