Skip to Content

Books by Subject

European Studies Books

You are currently browsing 1–10 of 219 new and published books in the subject of European Studies — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

For books that are not yet published; please browse forthcoming books.

New and Published Books

  1. The Fall of the Iron Curtain and the Culture of Europe

    Edited by Peter I. Barta

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

    The end of communism in Europe has tended to be discussed mainly in the context of political science and history. This book, in contrast, assesses the cultural consequences for Europe of the disappearance of the Soviet bloc. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the book examines the new...

    Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge

  2. European Union Law

    3rd Edition

    By Alina Kaczorowska

    Fully revised and updated, the third edition of EU Law provides an exhaustive, yet easily readable, account of the complex and ever changing subject of EU law. The author gives thorough, authoritative, and up-to-the-minute treatment to the institutional, constitutional and substantive elements of...

    Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge

  3. The Rule of Reason in European Constitutionalism and Citizenship

    By Yuri Borgmann-Prebil

    Series: Discourses of Law

    Identifying crucial deficiencies in the legal theories of Hart and Dworkin, The Rule of Reason in European Constitutionalism and Citizenship draws on the work of Habermas and Alexy in order to elaborate a new juridical conception of citizenship. Taking Europe as its focus, the central substantive...

    Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge

  4. The Democratic Predicament

    Cultural Diversity in Europe and India

    Edited by Jyotirmaya Tripathy, Sudarsan Padmanabhan

    Both India and Europe have been undergoing a difficult process of negotiating cultural, religious and ethnic diversity within their democratic frameworks. In fact, recent incidents of xenophobic backlash against multiculturalism and minority communities in Europe, as well as myriad movements for...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge India

  5. German Orientalism

    The Study of the Middle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945

    By Ursula Wokoeck

    Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

    During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies. Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of thousands of German publications on the Middle East from this period, this book presents a detailed history of the...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge

  6. The Institutionalization of Social Welfare

    A Study of Medicalizing Management

    By Mikael Holmqvist

    Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

    Today most countries rely on formally organized welfare programs - in some cases to the extent that they are labeled "welfare states". These programs, which have been constructed over the last decades, make up a larger national and international system of good intentions. Overall, it appears...

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge

  7. The Politics of Ratification of EU Treaties

    By Carlos Closa

    Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

    Since its inception, the European Union (EU) has revised its foundational treaties several times, resulting in national ratification processes involving different actors, with varying success. This book focuses on the politics of ratification of EU Treaties and reviews the processes of ratification...

    Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge

  8. Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development

    The Belgian Congo and the Netherlands Indies Compared

    Edited by Ewout Frankema, Frans Buelens

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

    Since many countries in the world at present were European colonies in the not so distant past, the relationship between colonial institutions and development outcomes is a key topic of study across many disciplines. This edited volume, from a leading international group of scholars, discusses the...

    Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge

  9. The Communist Quest for National Legitimacy in Europe, 1918-1989

    Edited by Martin Mevius

    Series: Association for the Study of Nationalities

    There are two popular myths concerning the relationship between communism and nationalism. The first is that nationalism and communism are wholly antagonistic and mutually exclusive. The second is the assertion that in communist Eastern Europe nationalism was oppressed before 1989, to emerge...

    Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge

  10. Baltic Musics/Baltic Musicologies

    The Landscape Since 1991

    Edited by Kevin C Karnes, Joachim Braun

    This volume is the first to bring together music scholars working on Baltic topics from throughout Europe, North America, and the Middle East for the purpose of exploring the impact of Nazi and Soviet occupation (1940-91) and the restoration of republican independence upon the production of...

    Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge