[Marxism] A People's History of the European Union?

[Joonas Laine]

Shok Teenik wrote:
> As the June elections for the Parliament of the European Union are 
> approaching, and it seems more and more likely I will be mounting a 
> campaign under the Communist ticket, I was wondering if comrades on this 
> list could recommend to me any comprehensive, Marxist or similar 
> critical looks at the history of the European Union thus far.
> 
> (Of particular interest to me are the Nordic countries and their place 
> in the EU, the power relations between the "big" and "small" players, as 
> well as the use of the common EU labor market as a tool to circumvent 
> national collective agreements, etc ...)

I've read Guglielmo Carchedi's book 'For Another Europe. A Class 
Analysis of European Economic Integration' (2001). I found it useful.

It's on GoogleBooks, too:
<http://books.google.fi/books?q=guglielmo+carchedi+for+another+europe&spell=1&oi=spell>