Encyclopedia of the European Union (The European Union Series) - Hardcover

Dinan, Desmond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333712625 ISBN 13: 9780333712627

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

Now available in paperback, with updated tables on EU structure and membership of EU institutions, the highly-acclaimed Encyclopedia of the European Union provides a balanced and authoritative reference guide for students, researchers and practitioners alike. It contains more than 700 alphabetical entries including extended articles notably on institutions, member states and key political figures written by a wide range of leading authorities.

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Review:

...the best reference work...on the EU.' - Dr Phil Wilkin, European Information

'An ideal reference source for researchers, students, officials and lobbyists, this is an invaluable guide on the EU.' - European Information Service

'At last, a REAL encyclopaedia! No fuzzy thematic approach, no pictures, no lengthy editorial heart-searching, no 'How to use this book' preface, no gimmicky boxes, no 'study aids', and no over-hyped blurb. Just a sober, straight-forward, detailed, lucid, comprehensive, factual, indexed, and beautifully laid-out, meaty encyclopaedia...I take my hat off to Desmond Dinan, his Advisory Board, his international team of 101 contributors, and the publishers. This is one of the best reference works I've seen for a long time. It is an exemplary encyclopaedia...It is also excellent on its subject. The European Union is a vast subject and, as the editor admits, refuses 'to stand still'. Despite these handicaps, the encyclopedia provides detailed and authoritative accounts of more than seven hundred concepts, issues, developments, institutions, policies, events, negotiations, treaties, national interests, and personalities'. Library Journal'[An] exemplary encyclopaedia...one of the best works of reference I have seen for a long time'. - Bob Duckett, Library Review'

[M]uch more than a simple work of reference...an authoritative, clear, concise and hugely rewarding work of reference.' - Paul Riseborough, Journal of European Affairs

Synopsis:

Encyclopedia of the European Union is an authoritative, single-volume reference work to one of the most discussed issues in contemporary politics, and contains over 700 entries. It is the only book of its kind intended for the academic rather than the business market. Long articles on member nations and key political figures are written by a wide range of academics and members of the Council of the European Union. In a very politicised marketplace, the large number of contributors, and the American source, are a guarantee of objectivity. Tables of membership of EU institutions, and of structure, complete the volume, making it an invaluable reference tool for academics and students in the field of European Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0333712625
• ISBN 13: 9780333712627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600