Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Euro-skepticism and "Europe" Chapter 2 Europe Chapter 3 Obstinate or Obsolete?: France, European Integration, and the Fate of the Nation-State Chapter 4 The Babel Express: Relations with the European Community, 1987-1990 Chapter 5 Speech at the College of Europe, Bruges, 20 September 1988 Chapter 6 Why the Norwegians Said No Chapter 7 Back to the Future: Instability in Europe after the Cold War Chapter 8 The Case against "Europe" Chapter 9 Jean-Marie Le Pen, the French National Front, and "Europe" Chapter 10 Europe: Escaping the Trap Chapter 11 Which France for Which Europe? Chapter 12 EU Ostracism of Austria Chapter 13 The Haider Phenomenon Chapter 14 Diary of a Trip to Vienna: Jorg Haider's Austria Chapter 15 The Euro: The Engine that Couldn't Chapter 16 Democratic Values and the Currency Chapter 17 The Degeneration of EMU Chapter 18 Europe: The Grand Illusion Chapter 19 "Europe" and the "Anglosphere" Chapter 20 Conclusion: Expansive, Fractious, but Not Yet Fearsome

About the Author

Ronald Tiersky is Eastman Professor of Politics at Amherst College and the author of François Mitterrand: The Last French President