European Union and the Deconstruction of the Rhineland Frontier (Paperback)

The Rhineland region includes the core regional economy of western Europe, encompassing Belgium, Luxemburg and parts of the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Germany. Throughout history there have been tensions between this region"s roles as a frontier and as western Europe"s economic core. Michael Loriaux argues that the European Union arose from efforts to deconstruct this frontier. He traces Rhineland geopolitics back to its first emergence, restoring frontier deconstruction to the forefront of discussion about the EU. He recounts how place names were manipulated to legitimate political power and shows how this manipulation generated the geopolitics that the EU now tries to undo. Loriaux also argues that the importance of this issue has significantly affected the nature of the EU"s development and helps condition a festering legitimation crisis.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2008
First published:	October 2008
Authors:	Michael Loriaux (Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-70707-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > EU & European institutions
LSN:	0-521-70707-2
Barcode:	9780521707077

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