The United States of Europe
The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
T. R. Reid - Author
ISBN 9780143036081 | 320 pages | 01 Nov 2005 | Penguin | 5.55 x 8.38in | 18 - AND UP
"A bold view...written with verve, marked by the cool distillation of complex issues." -The New York Times
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To Americans accustomed to unilateralism abroad and social belt-tightening at home, few books could be more revelatory—or controversial—than this timely, lucid, and informative portrait of the new European Union.
Now comprising 25 nations and 450 million citizens, the EU has more people, more wealth, and more votes on every international body than the United States. It eschews military force but offers guaranteed health care and free university educations. And the new “United States of Europe” is determined to be a superpower. Tracing the EU’s emergence from the ruins of World War II and its influence everywhere from international courts to supermarket shelves, T. R. Reid explores the challenge it poses to American political and economic supremacy. The United States of Europe is essential reading. Prologue: Sleeping Through the Revolution One: The Atlantic Wars Two: The Invention of Peace and the Pursuit of Prosperity Three: The Almighty Undollar Four: Welch's Waterloo Five: L'Europe Qui Gagne; or, I Can't Believe It's Not American Butter Six: The European Social Model Seven: Showdown at Capability Gap Eight: Generation E and the Ties That Bind the New Europe Nine: Waking Up to the Revolution Appendix 1: The States of Europe Appendix 2: Inside the Belgeway: The Governing Structure of the European Union Notes A lively, thought-provoking book. (The Seattle Times) T. R. Reid is like that great teacher you once had who makes a potentially dull and ponderous subject entertaining. (The Miami Herald) |
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