Winner of the 2014 European Book Prize. A "United States of Europe", Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could "as if by a miracle transform" that "turbulent and mighty continent". "In this way only", he continued, "will hundreds of millions of toilers be able to regain the simple joys and hopes which make life worth living".
Today, nearly seventy years later, over 500 million people live in the member states of the European Union – a greater number than in any other political community save for China and India. The currency of the Union, the euro, is used in economic transactions world-wide. Yet the EU is mired in the greatest crisis of its history, one that threatens its very existence as an entity able to have an impact upon world affairs. Europe no longer seems so mighty, instead but faces the threat of becoming an irrelevant backwater or, worse, once again the scene of turbulent conflicts. Divisions are arising all over Europe, while the popularity of the Union sinks. How can this situation be turned around?
Now published as a revised and updated paperback that takes account of the May 2014 elections to the European Parliament,
Turbulent and Mighty Continent makes a powerful case for a far-reaching and fundamental renewal of the European project as a whole.
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9780745680965
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0745680968
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Oct 2013
Publication Dates US:
Nov 2013
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Oct 2013
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237 x 160 mm
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224
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Dec 2014
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Feb 2015
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Dec 2014
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204 x 135 mm
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224
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ISBN
9780745681276
ISBN10
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Dec 2013
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Dec 2013
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Dec 2013
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229 x 152 mm
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224
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Winner of the European Book Prize for Non-Fiction
"Rich in insights on conceptualising problems and identifying
solutions."
LSE Review of Books
"A significant intervention into the debate about Europe's
future."
Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of Germany
"An indispensable book at a time when clear thinking about the EU
is vital. Deserves to be actively debated across Europe at such a
critical juncture in the continent s history."
Javier Solana, former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy and Secretary-General of NATO
"In the 1980s the famous Cecchini Report played a crucial role in
fostering the single currency. I expect this book by Tony Giddens
to play a similar role in the creation of the more integrated
Europe essential to us all twenty five years later."
Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy
"A great book bout the possibilities for European social
democracy in the modern world."
Progress Online
"From the perspective of a new entrant country like Romania,
Giddens' views are as relevant as they are to the founding member
states. A must-read for all who are concerned about Europe's
future, whatever shade of opinion they may hold."
Ana Birchall, MP and Member of the European Affairs Commission,
Romanian Parliament
"A must-read from one of the leading thinkers of our time, for all
who want the European Project to adapt and progress, and preferably
do so with the United Kingdom as a committed member of a stronger
but also more flexible Union."
Kemal Dervis, Vice-President for Global Economics at the
Brookings Institution and former Turkish Minister of Economic
Affairs
"...Giddens succeeds in cutting through much of the turgid
intramural debate on Europe to offer a clear diagnosis of the
European Union s dilemma, and a powerful argument in its
favour."
Survival: Global Politics and Strategy
"The author raises a wide range of subjects: global
warming, energy consumption, immigration, digital economy,
diplomacy. His viewpoints are clear. This oeuvre offers a logical
and thought-provoking perspective."
Politique Etrangère
"This latest work by Anthony Giddens is a brilliant and
subtle contribution to the future of Europe."
Europe's World
"The book provides a comprehensive and relatively accessible overview of the diverse problems facing contemporary Europe."
Political Studies Review
Figures and Tables vi
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
1 The EU as Community of Fate 18
2 Austerity and After 54
3 No More Social Model? 87
4 The Cosmopolitan Imperative 121
5 Climate Change and Energy 151
6 The Search for Relevance 182
Conclusion 209
Notes 221
Index 234
Anthony Giddens is former Director of the London School of
Economics, Life Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, and
Member of the House of Lords, UK.
