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German Europe; Trans. by Rodney Livingstone by Ulrich Beck; Ulrich Beck is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The euro crisis is tearing Europe apart. But the heart of the matter is that, as the crisis unfolds, the basic rules of European democracy are being subverted or turned into their opposite, bypassing parliaments, governments and EU institutions. Multilateralism is turning into unilateralism, equality into hegemony, sovereignty into the dependency and recognition into disrespect for the dignity of other nations. Even France, which long dominated European integration, must submit to Berlin’s strictures now that it must fear for its international credit rating. How did this happen? The anticipation of the European catastrophe has already fundamentally changed the European landscape of power. It is giving birth to a political monster: a German Europe. Germany did not seek this leadership position - rather, it is a perfect illustration of the law of unintended consequences. The invention and implementation of the euro was the price demanded by France in order to pin Germany down to a European Monetary Union in the context of German unification. It was a quid pro quo for binding a united Germany into a more integrated Europe in which France would continue to play the leading role. But th

Who reads German Europe; Trans. by Rodney Livingstone?

Author

Ulrich Beck; Ulrich Beck

Publisher

POLITY Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780745669526

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, History, Law

Rating

3.76 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14