TY - BOOK AU - Gowland,D.A. AU - O'Neill,Basil AU - Reid,Alex TI - The European mosaic: contemporary politics, economics, and culture SN - 0582213258 AV - D842.5 .E94 1995 PY - 1995/// CY - London, New York PB - Longman KW - Europe KW - Civilization KW - 1945- KW - Politics and government KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1The palace and the shack: the wealth of Europe and its distribution; 2The pecking order: social inequality and politics in Europe; 3Continuity and change: Europe since 1918; 4Composition of an unfinished symphony: the European Union; 5The core democracies of Western Europe: France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom; 6Reluctant Europeans: Norden; 7Escaping from the jackboots: Spain, Portugal, Greece; 8The cockpit: central and eastern Europe; 9Managing development: markets and planning; 10Team trials: the problems of trading and trading blocs; 11And nation shall speak unto nation: the communications network; 12How Europeans see themselves: culture, belief and writing; 13Living with diversity? Nation-states and national identity; Epilogue: A European identity; Appendix; Chronological table; Index ER -