Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xxi, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Describes the events that have led to a loss of faith in mainstream ruling parties in Europe, resulting in Britain leaving the European Union, Marine Le Pen’s popularity in the latest vote in France and millions of refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. |
Contents |
Berlin: the new epicenter of power -- London: the breakaway realm -- Paris: in search of lost glory -- Brussels: capital of Europe, Tower of Babel? -- Madrid: will the center hold? -- Rome: the eternal city, forever in decline? -- Warsaw: between East and West -- Copenhagen: the green welfare state in peril? -- Riga: in the shadow of the bear -- Athens: life on the edge -- Moscow, Ankara, Tunis: Europe's troubled neighborhood -- Washington, D.C.: the illusion of America first -- Epilogue: a post- American Europe? |
Subject(S) |
Political stability -- Europe.
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Political culture -- Europe.
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Europe -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Europe.
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Added Title |
Europe's crisis and the fate of the West |
ISBN |
9780393608687 (hardcover) |
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0393608689 (hardcover) |
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