Not sure if this is the best place to ask this because it is not strictly history- more like foreign relations. But if you happen to know a good book to help one understand the formation and structure of the European Union I would be very grateful!
#General Background/Primers:
Ever Closer Union? An Introduction to the European Community by Desmond Dinan
Debates on European Integration – A Reader edited by Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni
The European Union edited by Brent F. Nelsen and Alexander Stubb
#Formation:
Origins and Evolution of the European Union edited by Desmond Dinan
The European Rescue of the Nation-State by Alan Milward
#Structure:
Economic and Monetary Union by Michele Chang
The European Parliament by Richard Corbett, Francis Jacobs, and Darren Neville
The European Commission by Neill Nugent and Mark Rhinard
'Bargaining Power in the European Council,' in Journal of Common Market Studies by Jonas Tallberg
'Legislative-Executive Relations in the EU,' in Journal of Common Market Studies by Ben Crum