{"product_id":"the-united-states-of-europe-isbn-9780143036081","title":"The United States of Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A first-rate journalist, Reid provides impressive evidence to support his hypothesis.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Denver Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A lively, thought-provoking book.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Americans accustomed to unilateralism abroad and social belt-tightening at home, few books could be more revelatory—or controversial—than this timely, lucid, and informative portrait of the new European Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNow comprising 25 nations and 450 million citizens, the EU has more people, more wealth, and more votes on every international body than the United States. It eschews military force but offers guaranteed health care and free university educations. And the new “United States of Europe” is determined to be a superpower. Tracing the EU’s emergence from the ruins of World War II and its influence everywhere from international courts to supermarket shelves, T. R. Reid explores the challenge it poses to American political and economic supremacy. \u003ci\u003eThe United States of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. R. Reid's latest book, \u003ci\u003eA Fine Mess\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Penguin Press in 2017. \u003c\/b\u003ePrologue: Sleeping Through the Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne: The Atlantic Wars\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo: The Invention of Peace and the Pursuit of Prosperity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree: The Almighty Undollar\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour: Welch's Waterloo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive: L'Europe Qui Gagne; or, I Can't Believe It's Not American Butter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix: The European Social Model\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven: Showdown at Capability Gap\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight: Generation E and the Ties That Bind the New Europe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine: Waking Up to the Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: The States of Europe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Inside the Belgeway: \u003ci\u003eThe Governing Structure of the European Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eThanks\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e“A first-rate journalist, Reid provides impressive evidence to support his hypothesis.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Denver Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A lively, thought-provoking book.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“T. R. Reid is like that great teacher you once had who makes a potentially dull and ponderous subject entertaining.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. R. Reid\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and former chief of its Tokyo and London bureaus. He is a commentator for National Public Radio and has been a correspondent for several PBS documentaries. His bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eA Fine Mess, The Healing of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe United States of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chip\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConfucius Lives Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303378702565,"sku":"NP9780143036081","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143036081.jpg?v=1767741999","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-united-states-of-europe-isbn-9780143036081","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}