Luuk van Middelaar, Liz Waters (Get this book)Authoritative historical overview of the European Union by a policy adviser and speechwriter for the current president of the European Council. Dutch political philosopher van Middelaar offers an erudite alternative to the persistent drumbeat about the coming, market-driven disintegration of the European Union. He provides a clear account of the origin of the EU, the political and philosophical issues and conflicts that shaped its evolution, and the turning points in its development. An intriguing presentation of views seldom reported so readably and in such depth, offering a fresh new perspective to American readers.--Kirkus
