THE EU IN A NUTSHELL: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EUROPEAN UNION BUT DIDN’T KNOW WHO TO ASK
Book ID/图书代码： 05930012B55172
English Summary/英文概要： Discover the truth about the EU ...
"There are 70 words in the Lord’s Prayer. 271 in the Gettysburg Address. 313 in the Ten Commandments. And European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1284/2002, laying down the marketing size for hazelnuts (in shell), runs to … 2,509 words."
The European Union is a tough nut to crack. Ever-present in political debates and pub conversations, how much do we really know about it? Regarded by some as a bureaucratic and undemocratic monster, others see it as a glorious economic and political union presiding over a Europe of unprecedented peace and stability. But what’s the reality?
This book gives readers the answers in a nutshell. Author Lee Rotherham has painstakingly compiled thousands of fascinating stats, curious quotes and outright oddities relating to the EU, ranging from the serious to the silly. They cover how the EU works, how it is perceived and how to assess its worth. Arranged in an attractive and highly readable format, this book will keep readers nibbling away for hour after hour.
Crack open the nut to discover, among other things:
- The ten guiding principles of the European Project
- What the 32 Directorates-General are and what they do
- The formula by which you can produce a mathematical analysis of each country’s EU membership
- How much is saved in wages each day EU staff go on strike
Along the way you’ll laugh out loud, become unbeatable at the politics round in quizzes, and understand why the Fathers of Europe wanted you to feel proud and emotional when you hear ’Ode to Joy’, not think about the strict regulations for bent cucumbers.
The EU In A Nutshell contains a rich bounty of facts - it’s the perfect book for anyone wishing to find out more about the EU and its workings and be entertained along the way.
So if you are simply trying to figure out how the whole EU thing fits together (and why) or if you’re a political junky in need of a quick fix on some EU trivia, this book is for you.
Grab the nutcracker and let’s get started ...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 发现真正的欧盟。。。。
主的祷文有70个单词，葛底斯堡的演说有271个单词，在十诫里也只有313个单词，但在欧洲委员会监管委（EC）编号1284/2002对榛子销售规模描述制定的单词就有2059个。
欧盟是一个永恒的话题，在政治辩论和酒吧谈话也经常出现，那我们对它真正的了解到底有多少？有些人把它视作专制和官僚的代表，另一部分人却把它看做是一个辉煌的经济与政治的结盟，在它的带领下欧洲迎来了空前的和平与稳定。但事实上到底是什么样的?
这本书会让读者一目了然。作者李．罗瑟勒姆制作了上千份充满吸引力的统计,包括一些有趣的指引和有关欧盟的问题,有重大的也有简单的。这些问题包括讨论欧盟如何工作，他自身如何定位及实现自己的价值。这本书充满吸引力且简单易懂，读者将对它爱不释手。
拨开迷雾发现真相:
——欧洲项目的十项指导原则。
-- 32董事会一般指什么和他们做些什么。
——通过数学模型分析欧盟各成员国之间的关系。
——工资是多少时工人将会罢工。
这本书会让你捧腹大笑，在政治圈你将变得无往不胜,让你理解为什么当你听到欢乐颂时欧盟的缔造者想让你对其有感情并感到骄傲，而不是让你想起那些要去遵守的严格的规章制度。
解读欧盟含有大量的事实资料，任何想更多的了解欧盟或只是把它拿做旅途消遣的，这本书都是最好的选择。
如果你想弄清楚欧盟是如何结合在一起的，或者你是政治发烧友，想快速了解关于欧盟的一切事情，这本书是你不二的选择。
拿起解读的利器,让我们开始吧…(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 李．罗瑟勒姆博士是一位语言和历史学家。在起草欧盟宪法时，他所掌握的的中世纪奥克语言完全是不够用的。他连续推荐了三位很快就下台的外交大臣，虽然他们政绩不好并不是他的过错。一位有名的的欧洲怀疑论者,在整个欧洲大陆上游说和鼓动一些不满，他已被广泛报道。Dr Lee Rotherham is by background a linguist and historian. His Mediaeval Occitan was just one of several languages that proved to be absolutely useless when he acted as an advisor on the Convention that drafted the thoroughly despicable EU Constitution. He has advised three successive Shadow Foreign Secretaries, though the turnover wasn’t his fault. A prominent Eurosceptic, hunted across the continent by bands of pro-Brussels politicians carrying lit torches and pitchforks, he has been widely published.
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