The European Union: A Polity of States and Peoples

by Walter Van Gerven

Book Overview

This book provides a general introduction to the European Union (EU) as an ever closer union of states and peoples. It describes how, from its origin in 1958 as an economic community of six states, the EU has grown into a political entity of 25 states with a population of more than 450 million. It also explains the constitution-making process that is currently taking place--with a draft constitution now being submitted for ratification by the 25 member...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804750645
• ISBN13: 9780804750646
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.0"