{"product_id":"the-european-union-walter-van-gerven-9780804750646","title":"The European Union: A Polity of States and Peoples","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a general introduction to the European Union (EU) as an ever closer union of states and peoples. It describes how, from its origin in 1958 as an economic community of six states, the EU has grown into a political entity of 25 states with a population of more than 450 million. It also explains the constitution-making process that is currently taking place--with a draft constitution now being submitted for ratification by the 25 member states. The book shows how the distinctive features of a democratic polity that characterize the separate EU member states are gradually replicated in the European Union and how the Union is on its way to becoming a democratic polity of its own kind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVan Gerven writes from a legal perspective, with an eye to political theory and recent American and European history, and with a diverse readership from both sides of the Atlantic in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Van Gerven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804750645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804750646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.72w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 1085","brand":"Walter Van Gerven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435696828671,"sku":"9780804750646","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9e2cb22-fd71-488a-9153-d1237e9ba476.jpg?v=1777152095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-european-union-walter-van-gerven-9780804750646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}