Europe Beyond Your Means

Author : Conrad Lucas II
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781936236626

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Not your typical travel guide, Europe Beyond Your Means: The Paris Edition presents satirical advice for the discerning traveler who shuns the idea of prepackaged, budget-focused travel tips and instead craves permission to break from the tourist norm, discard the fanny pack, and embrace social commentary. Authors Conrad Lucas and William Norgard have created an original and amusing travel guide that lampoons other traditional, mainstream travel guides while sharing travel suggestions, witty observations, and relevant anecdotes about the endearing quirks of the French, the Parisian culture, and how to have fun in one of the worlds most celebrated cities. Youll learn how to find a great place to stay, prepare for inconveniences, dress for cultural success, avoid etiquette blunders, and develop a Parisian disposition. For those ready to abandon the preconceived notions and traditional methods of travel and seek out Paris in a unique way, Europe Beyond Your Means is the perfect companion for knowledgeable travelers who also want to laugh a little along the way.

Author : Conrad G. Lucas, II,William D. Norgard
Publisher : Europe Beyond Your Means
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780595479276

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Europe Beyond Your Means by Conrad G. Lucas, II,William D. Norgard Pdf

"Europe Beyond Your Means" is a hilarious and satirical travel guide focused on understanding Parisian culture and enhancing the overall experience of visiting one of the world's most celebrated cities. Complete with travel suggestions, witty observations and relevant narratives of a nature that you won't find in typical travel literature, this book is guaranteed to augment any visit to Paris. By pointing out the endearing quirks of the French and the throngs of tourists who visit each year, "Europe Beyond Your Means" takes readers through the essential vacation steps of packing, arrival, necessary activities, cultural realizations and the difficult acceptance of having to eventually return home. This book is written for those who seek the most out of travel by trying to grasp the local culture and do not always feel accounted for by guides propagating the widely popular "ten-dollar-a-day" approach. In short, "Europe Beyond Your Means" is a must have companion piece for any erudite traveler to Paris who wants to laugh a little along the way.

Author : Conrad Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Americans
ISBN : OCLC:1244735940

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Author : J. Martín Ramírez,Jerzy Biziewski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030122935

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Security and Defence in Europe by J. Martín Ramírez,Jerzy Biziewski Pdf

This book argues that security and defense have never been true priorities in the European Union, and have constantly been marginalized by the elites since the Soviet Union collapsed and the Warsaw Pact disintegrated. Despite the official rhetoric, only a few tangible results can be presented concerning the operational readiness of European forces, and the EU’s inability to act was proven during the crises in the Balkans, NATO has experienced similar problems, as the majority of its members are EU countries. Both organizations have declared their resolve concerning the security and defense of their nations and territories, but, unfortunately, little has been done to lend these statements credence. In this context, the book analyzes several aspects of EU security and defense, including: the EU – NATO relationship, common defense policy and strategy, common capability building, common understanding of strategic changes, common operational planning and centrally synchronized exercises based on operational planning, etc. The member states have helped to make EU/NATO effective organizations, but unfortunately their individual interests and priorities constitute real challenges. This aspect should be discussed and addressed by political and military elites, scholars, analysts, students and the general public alike.

Author : Carlo Bastasin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815721970

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Saving Europe by Carlo Bastasin Pdf

Three times in the few years since the global financial crisis erupted, the euro has come close to extinction, endangering both the world economy and history's most ambitious project in shared sovereignty. Yet each time, the case for a common currency proved to be more compelling than its weaknesses, and the euro survived. Saving Europe reveals how the nexus of international economics and national politics pushed monetary union to the brink of a breakup, how that disastrous development was avoided, and why the long-term viability of a common currency challenges politics as we know it. Carlo Bastasin reveals and analyzes what has been happening behind the scenes in European negotiations since the financial crisis began with the collapse of major financial institutions in 2008. He argues that the crisis in the euro zone actually has a political origin, having emerged from the self-interested abuses of national politics. Moreover, the crisis is reinforced even now by the obstinate defense of national prerogatives in politics and finance as well as by the lack of commitment for shared or supranational sovereignty. While the prevalent view is that monetary union was a flawed project from the start and is in need of amending, Bastasin shows that the failures have to do almost entirely with national opportunism—not only in Greece but in most countries, including Germany—and concludes that the crisis will lead to Europe's political union. Bastasin's work is an engrossing historical chronicle, interweaving moments of high drama with individual personalities on the world stage. German ChancellorAngela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and national and European central bankers, among others, play key roles. Saving Europe is also a rigorous attempt to make larger sense of what has happened in the euro zone and what might happen next. Given the central importance of Europe within the fragile world economy as well as growing speculation

Author : Manuel Castells,Olivier Bouin,Joao Caraça,Gustavo Cardoso,John Thompson,Michel Wieviorka
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509524907

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Europe's Crises by Manuel Castells,Olivier Bouin,Joao Caraça,Gustavo Cardoso,John Thompson,Michel Wieviorka Pdf

Today, the European Union is facing a crisis as serious as anything it has experienced since its origins more than half a century ago. What makes this so serious is that it is not a single crisis but rather multiple crises – the euro crisis, the migration/refugee crisis, Brexit, etc. – that overlap and reinforce one another, creating a cumulative array of challenges that threatens the very survival of the EU. For the first time in its history, there is a real risk that the EU could break up. This volume brings together sociologists, economists and political scientists from around Europe to shed light on how the EU got into this predicament. It argues that the multiple crises that have plagued the European Union in the last decade stem to a large extent from flaws in its construction and that these flaws are consequences of the political processes that led to the formation of the EU – in other words, the decisions that made possible the development of the EU created the conditions for the multiple crises it experiences today. This timely and wide-ranging book on one of the most important issues of our time will be of great interest to students and scholars in the social sciences, to politicians and policy-makers and to anyone concerned with Europe and its future.

Author : Malte Dold,Tim Krieger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429510694

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Ordoliberalism and European Economic Policy by Malte Dold,Tim Krieger Pdf

This volume takes a broad perspective on the recent debate on the role of German ordoliberalism in shaping European economic policy before and after the eurozone crisis. It shows how ordoliberal scholars explain the institutional origins of the eurozone crisis, and presents creative policy proposals for the future of the European economy. Ordoliberal discourse both attempts to offer political solutions to socioeconomic challenges, and to find an ideal market order that fosters individual freedom and social cohesion. This tension between realpolitik and economic utopia reflects the wider debate on how far economic theory shapes, and is shaped by, historical contingencies and institutions. The volume will be of interest to policymakers as well as research scholars, and graduate students from various disciplines ranging from economics to political science, history, and philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101065086587

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The European Magazine, and London Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Francis Tapon
Publisher : SonicTrek, Inc.
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780976581222

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The Hidden Europe by Francis Tapon Pdf

For many Westerners, Eastern Europe is about as appealing as a deodorant-free French armpit. That didn't scare Francis Tapon because not only did he learn how to rough it by walking across America four times, but he is also half French, so he kind of smells too. Francis spent nearly 3 years travelling and backpacking in 25 Eastern European countries. It started with a 5-month trip in 2004. He returned in 2008 to spend 3 years exploring all the countries again. The Hidden Europe is Book Two of the WanderLearn Series.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : India
ISBN : CORNELL:31924023456035

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Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee of the Whole House, and the Select Committee, on the Affairs of the East India Company by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Frédéric Bozo,Susan Emanuel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780585382586

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Two Strategies for Europe by Frédéric Bozo,Susan Emanuel Pdf

This timely book explores the often stormy French-U.S. relationship and the evolution of the Atlantic Alliance under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle (1958D1969). The first work on this subject to draw on previously inaccessible material from U.S. and French archives, the study offers a comprehensive analysis of Gaullist policies toward NATO and the United States during the 1960s, a period that reached its apogee with de GaulleOs dramatic decision in 1966 to withdraw from NATOOs integrated military arm. This launched the French policy of autonomy within NATO, which has since been adapted without having been abandoned. De GaulleOs policy often has been caricatured by admirers and detractors alike as an expression of nationalism or anti-Americanism. Yet Frederic Bozo argues that although it did reflect the GeneralOs quest for grandeur, it also, and perhaps more important, stemmed from a genuine strategy designed to build an independent Europe and to help overcome the system of blocs. Indeed, the author contends, de GaulleOs actions forced NATO to adapt to new strategic realities. Retracing the different phases of de GaulleOs policies, Bozo provides valuable insight into current French approaches to foreign and security policy, including the recent attempt by President Chirac to redefine and normalize the France-NATO relationship. As the author shows, de GaulleOs legacy remains vigorous as France grapples with European integration, a new role within a reformed NATO, and relations with the United States.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : Stationery Office
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215058801

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The future of the European Union by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

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Author : Sheldon Garon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691135991

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Beyond Our Means by Sheldon Garon Pdf

"Garon's insightful and provocative new book couldn't be more important, and couldn't be more timely. The prosperity of Americans, and America, now depends on creating a nation of savers and investors, and Garon shows us the way by bringing the experience and lessons of nations worldwide right into our hands."--Ray Boshara, senior fellow, "New America Foundation."

Author : Finn Laursen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317033585

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The EU and Federalism by Finn Laursen Pdf

Tracing the evolution of federalist theory and the European Union (EU), an international line up of distinguished experts debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context and ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU. They examine policymaking or modes of governance in the areas of employment, health, environment, security and migration, comparing the EU's policies with policies of both international organisations like NATO, OECD and federal states such as Canada, Japan and South Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435028608727

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art by Anonim Pdf