Publisher's Synopsis
"To understand Europe and where we are today ... we have to go back to the Europe that no longer exists." ----Alina Polyakova
Europe is at a crossroads. Popular sentiment is turning away from open, inclusive, liberal values back towards tribalism, with far-right parties on the rise as high unemployment and the arrival of record numbers of refugees deepen peoples' disillusionment with the very premise of an integrated European Union. This superb book, based on The Big Picture Documentary explores the interwoven history of the European project and the far right in postwar Europe.
Beginning with the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community from the ashes of World War II, This book chart the trajectory of European integration, in tandem with the story of the European far right, recounting the series of shifts that have led to today's critical juncture: a post-Brexit European Union and a stark rise in support for far right, populist parties across Europe.
It traces how far right politics have increasingly crept into the mainstream, setting the political agenda on issues such as the EU, immigration and refugee policies, offering both historical exposition and incisive analysis on the history and future of Europe.
