The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING] Reid, T.R. [As New] [Hardcover]

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As new condition blue boards with a red spine and silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by T.R. Reid; Author Dedication; Prologue: Sleeping Through the Revolution; Appendix 1: The States of Europe; Appendix 2: Inside the Belgeway: The Governing Structure of the European Union; Notes; Thanks; Index and About the Author. ""At the dawn of the new century, a geopolitical revolution of historic force is under way across the Atlantic: the unification of Europe. This new ""United States of Europe"" (to use Winston Churchill's term) has more people, more trade, more wealth, and more votes on every international body that does the United States of America. And the European Union is determined to be a superpower, whether America likes it or not. There's no better guide to the New Europe that T.R. Reid. With his trademark combination of information, analysis, and wit, Reid reviews the noble (and the not-so-noble) reasons why Europe has come together. He examines the pan-continental pastime of America-bashing. He offers a thoroughly engaging look at the emerging ""Generation E"" and its Euro culture, with its common cuisine, language, pop music, sport, intoxicant, fears, and faith (or lack of it), and a shared commitment to a comfortable but expensive welfare state. The New Europe is a place where college education is free, doctors still make house calls (with no bill to pay), and corporate ""downsizing"" is against the law. As Reid demonstrates, Europe can afford all that because Americans are paying the EU's military bills. European unification has spawned a new generation of corporate powers - Nokia, Airbus, BP, Vodafone, Red Bull, and others - that have surpassed their U.S. competitors in global markets. Thanks to its economic clout, Brussels now makes most of the rules that govern global commerce. There's a reason why Kentucky Bourbon is sold in 70 cl bottles, and it's not because Americans have chosen to sip their sour mash by the centiliter. The book also reveals the astonishing takeover of American products - from 7Up and Snapple to Holiday Inn and Amoco - by European companies. At a time when an upstart currency called the euro is trumping the almighty dollar on global markets, Americans need to learn about the serious global challenger across the sea. In The United States of Europe, T.R. Reid makes this essential lesson both informative and delightfully entertaining."" - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.