All paths to Rome? Transnational Catholicism in the nineteenth century -- Under siege: Catholic parties in interwar Europe -- After Versailles: left-Catholic cooperation -- In the shadow of dictatorship: contacts in exile -- Hegemony by default: Christian democracy in postwar Europe -- Creating core Europe: the rise of the party network -- Deepening integration: the supranational coalition embattled -- Informal politics: from Rome to Maastricht
Summary
Wolfram Kaiser considers the role of European Christian democratic parties in the making of the European Union
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-365) and index