A Dictionary of the European Union (2nd edition)

In the crowded field of books on the European Union, Phinnemore and McGowan is one of the best. Whether it was good sales or the ever changing nature of the EU itself – the 2004 enlargement is in – that prompted a new edition only two years after the first, we are not told. As with the first edition, reviewed earlier in these columns (RR2003/172), the quality of page and book design, lucid writing, and concise and objective information, make this a quality production. Although straightforwardly factual and informative, the odd touch of humour and value judgement adds...