TY - BOOK AU - Pinder, John. TI - The European Union: a very short introduction SN - 9781511318150 U1 - 337.142PIN PY - 2013/// CY - Grand Haven PB - Brilliance Audio KW - European Union N2 - Since the second edition of this popular Very Short Introduction published in 2007, the world has faced huge economic and political change. Showing how and why the EU has developed from 1950 to the present day, John Pinder and Simon Usherwood cover a range of topics, including the Union's early history, the workings of its institutions and what they do, the interplay between 'eurosceptics' and federalists, and the role of the Union beyond Europe in international affairs and as a peace-keeper ER -