Van Oudenaren, John. <br/><br/>
Uniting Europe :  an introduction to the European Union / 
John Van Oudenaren. 
 - 2a ed. 
 - Lanham, MD :  Rowman & Littlefield,  c2005. 
 - xxix, 401 p. :  map ;  26 cm. 
 - Europe today .
 - Europe today (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : peace, prosperity, and the challenges of European integration -- Stages of development : from common market to constitution -- The institutions and laws of the European Union -- The single market : from customs union to 1992 and beyond -- Common policies : a mixed picture -- Economic and monetary union : the euro and the eurosystem -- The citizen's Europe : an area of freedom, security, and justice -- Europe as a global actor : trade and finance -- Europe as a global actor : foreign policy and defense -- Enlargement -- The United States and the EU : partners or rivals? -- Conclusions : the EU, the citizen, and Europe's place in the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0742536602 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742536610 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004008118 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Post-communism.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Economic integration.<br/>Europe--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>300 HC 241  / V217u 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.242/2