Title: European Union and the deconstruction of the Rhineland frontier
Description: "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 show this manipulation generated the 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."--Jacket.
Subjects: Boundaries, Economic integration, European Union, Geopolitics, Relations, Social integration, Membership, European union countries, foreign economic relations, Europe, economic conditions, European union countries, politics and government, European union countries, foreign relations, European economic community countries, European union countries, economic conditions, Sociology
Places: European Economic Community countries, European Union countries