Derek Urwin is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen.

• Abbreviations and acronymsEditorial foreword1. The persisting idea of Europe2. The Cold War, the United States and Europe3. The opening gambits4. The European Coal and Steel Comunity5. The road to Rome6. The European Economic Community7. The Europe of the Seven8. De Gaulle and the EEC9. The question of enlargement10. Movement on all fronts11. The revival of ambition12. The emergence of summitry13. The internal policy world of the EC14. Problems of territorial assimilation15. The search for political integration16. Towards 1992 Appendices.A guide to further reading.Map showing the growth of the European Economic CommunityIndex