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Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

EUM5080

Europe today

The William Flintoff Fellow in European Studies

Synopsis This subject is concerned with the comparative study of the institutions and the political, economic and social development of the EC countries. The major themes will include the effects of World War II; problems of reconstruction; the Cold War; the forces which have driven the continent towards unification; the early problems of the quest for integration; forms of government; the success (or failure) of the original goal of promoting `an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe.'

Assessment (8 points) Written (6000 words): 100%

Assessment (12 points) Written (9000 words): 100%

Recommended texts

• Arbuthnott M and Edwards G (eds) A common man's guide to the Common Market Macmillan, 1985
• Barber J and Reed N (eds) European Community: Vision and reality Croom Helm, 1973
• Mayne R The recovery of Europe Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970
• Morgan R Western European politics since 1945 Batsford, 1973
• Pollard S European economic integration 1815-1970 Thames and Hudson, 1974
• Rosenthal G G and Zupnick E Contemporary Western Europe: Problems and responses Praeger, 1984
• Urwin D W Western Europe since 1945: A short political history 3rd edn, Longman, 1983