Europe Today: A Twenty-First Century Introduction

Europe Today provides comprehensive coverage of European countries and the region, with new chapters on Turkey and the wider European neighborhood. It offers a range of perspectives on European integration, economic performance, multiculturalism, immigration, and the global economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and Russian war in Ukraine. Contributors provide pragmatic assessments of Europeans' accomplishments and challenges.

Format: Hardback
Length: 508 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Europe Today, in its sixth edition, provides unparalleled coverage of developments in major European countries and across the region. Thoroughly revised and updated, this comprehensive work offers a sustained and unified set of both country case studies and thematic chapters on the European Union. Written by leading scholars from Europe and North America, the book presents a range of perspectives on the process of European integration, the evolution of economic performance, and the reaction to multiculturalism and immigration. Highlighting the impact of the global economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine, and the struggle to assert Europe's voice more widely, the contributors provide a pragmatic assessment of what Europeans have accomplished and what challenges they continue to face. Each chapter builds on a foundation of basic political information and explanation to develop distinctive and thought-provoking contributions to current debates. Informative and engaging, this comprehensive text leads readers toward a coherent and informed view of Europe today.

ISBN-13: 9781538110928
Edition number: 6th ed.