Product Description

Ever Closer Union is a uniquely comprehensive and genuinely interdisciplinary introduction to the history and political development of the European Union, its institutions and key policies and the main challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. Fully revised and updated throughout, to take account of enlargement and the development of the new EU Constitution the book retains the exceptionally accessible and lively style which previous editions so successful and popular.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #111939 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 688 pages

Review
Reviews of previous editions: 'At last, a readable book on the European Community!' - Patricia Hogwood, Political Studies 'A masterful examination of the history, institutions, and politics of the EU. Even seasoned Brussels watchers will find themselves surprised and enlightened by Dinan's slant on EU affairs.' - Europe 'An essential foundation text for the study of the politics of the European Union. Ever Closer Union is a welcome introduction to the complicated and confusing study of European integration and belongs on every student's shelf.' - Cambridge Review of International Affairs

Europe, referring to first edition
'A masterful examination of the history, institutions, and policies of the EU... even seasoned Brussels watchers will find themselves surprised and enlightened by Dinan's slant on EU affairs.'

Cambridge Review of International Affairs, referring to first edition
'...Ever Closer Union is a welcome introduction to the complicated and confusing study of European integration and belongs on every student's shelf.'

Customer Reviews

Top Quality Book
This is without doubt the best textbook I've read on the EU. It presents the material in an accessible, interesting and informative way. Plenty of history, analysis and topics for discussion. The book is so good that I actually found myself reading it before lectures when I didn't have to! Buy it.

very good, easy to read, interesting
an excellent book, a very useful textbook for students of european studies. it covers all the aspects of the EU (history, institutions, policies),and apart from just pure data, it gives the whole story of the EU, at some points even too much in detail. a very useful book to have whenever you want to know anything about the EU.

The Best book about EU
I have to buy this book for my carrer. And I don't regret to do it. Dinan offers a great perspective about the EU, is very easy to read and understand, when I was reading it I was feeling that I was reading a novel, and in some point it is. The istory of the EU, even when we just focus on the institutions should be read it as a novel.
As a MA student I highly recommend this book to all the persons that want to learn about the EU.