After the fall
Subtitle: the end of the European dream and the decline of a continent
By: Walter Laqueur
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781250000088
Subjects: Social conditions; Politics and government; Economic conditions; Foreign relations; History
Description: Provides insight into Europe's current political and financial crisis, citing such factors as dependence on foreign oil and a lack of a unified foreign policy and making predictions about future prospects while explaining the role of Europe's success in American security.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The European dream : "the day will come ... "; title: The recession; title: The political impact; title: A new world order; title: The foul mood of Europe; title: European foreign policy; title: European defense : a farewell to arms; title: America : pitied, envied, feared; title: A moral superpower?; title: Toward a European nationalism; title: Russia and Europe : partner and rival; title: Muslims in Europe; title: Russian Islam; title: Turkey to the rescue; title: China's shadow, and presence; title: Islamophobia?; title: Why the decline?; title: Europe : some crystal-ball gazing; title: Enrichment : a guided tour; title: Europe : a cultural theme park?; title: Europe aging; title: The new Europeans : demography, fate or false alarm?; title: Nationalism vs. the European Union; title: Depopulation; title: Toward a united Europe; title: Integration and erosion; title: Europe 2020, Europe 2030; title: Europe marginalized; title: In defense of decadent Europe; title: The phantom of the superstate.