The emergence of the European Union has become one of the defining events of the late twentieth century, changing the way Europeans relate to each other and the way the rest of the world relates to Europe. Already an economic superpower, the EU is now building the foundations of political union among its fifteen member states.This new text provides a valuable introduction to the institutions and policies of the EU. Clear and succinct, The European Union: Politics and Policies is the first text of its kind written specifically for U.S. students and the first to take account of the 1995 enlargement. Combining description and analysis, the author provides an accessible guide to a phenomenon that is complex and ever changing and that has growing significance for Europeans and Americans alike.

The European Union: Politics And Policies (New Europe (Westview Pr))

History

McCORMICK, John S.

Europe

Westview Press

The emergence of the European Union has become one of the defining events of the late twentieth century, changing the way Europeans relate to each other and the way the rest of the world relates to Europe. Already an economic superpower, the EU is now building the foundations of political union among its fifteen member states.This new text provides a valuable introduction to the institutions and policies of the EU. Clear and succinct, The European Union: Politics and Policies is the first text of its kind written specifically for U.S. students and the first to take account of the 1995 enlargement. Combining description and analysis, the author provides an accessible guide to a phenomenon that is complex and ever changing and that has growing significance for Europeans and Americans alike.

The European Union: Politics And Policies

Already one of the best and most widely used introductions to the politics and policies of the European Union, this new edition of John McCormick's book brings the remarkable story of European integration up to date. Retaining the familiar three-part structure - covering the history, governing institutions and policies of the EU - it shows its readers how the EU has become one of the world's economic and political superpowers. It explains how the efforts to build a single market have had far-reaching effects that have changed the lives of Europeans in many different and often unexpected ways, and have helped the 15 individual member states to take a newly-assertive role on the global stage. Thoroughly revised and updated, with many new tables, figures and boxes, the third edition takes into account the following important changes: the effects of the treaties of Amsterdam and Nice the conversion to the euro in early 2002 the conclusions of the EU's constitutional convention the implications of eastern enlargement developments on the common foreign and security policy Characterized by McCormick's clear and engaging style of writing, The European Union: Politics and Policies avoids the bureaucratic and legal jargon that colors so many other studies of this important political and economic actor. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the EU works, and how it has impacted the lives of 380 million Europeans.

The European Union: Politics and Policies

Routledge

The European Union is the world's newest superpower. With just six percent of its population, it accounts for more than one fourth of global economic wealth and more than one-third of global trade. Its governing bodies have won growing powers, there is an expanding body of European law, and the EU is active in policies ranging from agriculture to the environment, transport, communications and police cooperation. There are even some who see the EU as the foundation of a united Europe, and argue that its 15 member states are now better understood as part of the EU than as individual countries.Since its publication in 1995, The European Union: Politics and Policies has made its mark as the most thorough and readable introduction to the history, institutions and policies of the EU. Balancing description with analysis, and offering multiple examples of the ways in which the EU has changed Europe and the lives of Europeans, it has become an essential guide for anyone wanting to understand the structure and impact of the EU.This second edition has been completely updated and thoroughly revised to take account of recent developments. It incorporates all the changes coming out of the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam, the launch of the euro in 1999, and the debate over eastern enlargement, and discusses prospects for the EU in the opening years of the twenty-first century.

Utah, now one of the most conservative states, has a long tradition of left-wing radicalism. Early Mormon settlers set a precedent with the United Order and other experiments with a socialistic economy. The tradition continued into the more recent past with New Left, anti-apartheid, and other radicals. Throughout, Utah radicalism usually reflected national and international developments. Recounting its long history, McCormick and Sillito focus especially on the Socialist Party of America, which reached a peak of political influence in the first two decades of the twentieth century—in Utah and across the nation. At least 115 Socialists in over two dozen Utah towns and cities were elected to office in that period, and on seven occasions they controlled governments, of five different municipalities. This is a little-known story worth a closer look. Histories of Socialism in the United States have tended to forsake attention to details, to specific, local cases and situations, in favor of broader overviews of the movement. By looking closely at Utah's experience, this book helps unravel how American Socialism briefly flowered and rapidly withered in the early twentieth century. It also broadens conventional understanding of Utah history.

History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary

Sillito, John R

Americas

Utah State University Press

Notions of homogeneity to the contrary, Salt Lake City has had a history of on-going religious, political, and ethnic conflict. When Mormon settlers arrived, they vied with indigenous people for economic, as well as cultural, hegemony. Over the ensuing years,through the Walker War, the Tintic War, the Blackhawk War, and other skirmishes, and through disease and disruption of the lifestyle and social fabric, Utah's native population declined from 20,000 in the late 1840s to a little over 2,000 at the turn of the century. Mormons also wanted independence from the United States to which the latter responded by sending an army, in the face of which Mormons completely abandoned their capital city. They left it a ghost town until a negotiated peace allowed them to return. During the Civil War, federal troops again established a presence in Salt Lake City, this time in the foothills with cannons trained on the city below. The status of black slaves was determined early on by an ordinance that required them to "labor faithfully all reasonable hours, and do such service with fidelity as may be required by his or her master or mistress." As elsewhere in the United States, blacks were an invisible part of the demographic landscape. Nor was the valley utopian for many of the foreign immigrants who crowded into several ethnic neighborhoods on the west side of town, who found work in the mines and railroad yards. So, by the beginning of the twentieth century, the community that had once been a religious sanctuary and that had striven for communal enterprise became an example of good old-fashioned self-interest and frontier squabbling. People no longer even agreed on whether to fund municipal garbage collection or sewer installation. Labor unions mushroomed and radicals proliferated. Alongside respectable businesses, well-attended brothels appeared. During the Great Depression, marches, rallies, and demonstrations attracted thousands.

Salt Lake City: The gathering place : an illustrated history

Windsor Publications Woodland Hills, California

American History. Many black and white photographs throughout the book. This book contains two parts: a brief history of Salt Lake City's downtown area; and histories and architectural descriptions of the historic buildings, nearly one hundred in all, in the section of the downtown between South Temple and Fourth South and Second East and Sixth West streets.

Historic Buildings of Downtown Salt Lake City

Utah State Historical Society

Notions of homogeneity to the contrary, Salt Lake City has had a history of on-going religious, political, and ethnic conflict. When Mormon settlers arrived, they vied with indigenous people for economic, as well as cultural, hegemony. Over the ensuing years,through the Walker War, the Tintic War, the Blackhawk War, and other skirmishes, and through disease and disruption of the lifestyle and social fabric, Utah's native population declined from 20,000 in the late 1840s to a little over 2,000 at the turn of the century. Mormons also wanted independence from the United States to which the latter responded by sending an army, in the face of which Mormons completely abandoned their capital city. They left it a ghost town until a negotiated peace allowed them to return. During the Civil War, federal troops again established a presence in Salt Lake City, this time in the foothills with cannons trained on the city below. The status of black slaves was determined early on by an ordinance that required them to "labor faithfully all reasonable hours, and do such service with fidelity as may be required by his or her master or mistress." As elsewhere in the United States, blacks were an invisible part of the demographic landscape. Nor was the valley utopian for many of the foreign immigrants who crowded into several ethnic neighborhoods on the west side of town, who found work in the mines and railroad yards. So, by the beginning of the twentieth century, the community that had once been a religious sanctuary and that had striven for communal enterprise became an example of good old-fashioned self-interest and frontier squabbling. People no longer even agreed on whether to fund municipal garbage collection or sewer installation. Labor unions mushroomed and radicals proliferated. Alongside respectable businesses, well-attended brothels appeared. During the Great Depression, marches, rallies, and demonstrations attracted thousands. In the 1960s a different brand of insurgence manifested itself in a vibrant counterculture. In the 1990s controversy over sexual orientation drew national attention. Over and over through this turbulence, the questions have been asked: Whose city is this? What voices should be heard? Whose opinion really counts? Such issues are what tend to preoccupy Professor McCormick's unique approach to history, utilizing historic photographs in order to punctuate his findings the accumulated discoveries of years of research.

The Gathering Place: An Illustrated History of Salt Lake City

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The European Union: Politics And Policies (New Europe (Westview Pr))

The European Union: Politics And Policies

The European Union: Politics and Policies

The European Union: Politics And Policies

The European Union: Politics And Policies

History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary

Salt Lake City: The gathering place : an illustrated history

Historic Buildings of Downtown Salt Lake City

The Gathering Place: An Illustrated History of Salt Lake City