| Description |
1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover13; -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: A New Approach to Studying European Integration -- 2 The European Union and Globalization -- 3 The Question of the European State -- 4 European Society -- 5 Unemployment, Social Exclusion, and Citizenship -- 6 Cohesion Policy and Regional Autonomy -- 7 Rethinking Core8211;Periphery Relations -- 8 Europe and Democracy -- 9 EU Enlargement -- 10 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
The European Union is the first full-length treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. It redirects the core concerns of political sociology away from nationally bounded societies towards a "sociology beyond societies," capable of making a valuable contribution to thinking about the nature and problems of the European Union. Within this broad objective the book concerns itself with such key issues as the relation between the EU and globalization, the nature of the EU state, and the question of whether a European society can be said to exist. Students, scholars, and soci |
| Analysis |
Globalización |
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Paises de la Unión Europea Condiciones sociales |
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Sociedad civil Paises de la Unión Europea |
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Unión Europea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-305) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
European Union.
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Civil society -- European Union countries.
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Globalization.
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| SUBJECT |
European Union countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94003571 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0470752106 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Digital Editions) |
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0470753560 |
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0631226176 (alk. paper) |
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0631226184 (alk. paper) |
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9780470752104 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Digital Editions) |
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9780470753569 |
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9780631226178 (alk. paper) |
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9780631226185 (alk. paper) |
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