Threatening Europe: Britain and the Creation of the European Community, 1955-58

ISBN-13: 9780333753637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 310 str.

James Ellison;Institute Of Contemporary British History; J. Ellison

Opis

Exploring the British attempt to place the EEC within a larger Free Trade Area, this study examines the Foreign Office's Grand Design for political co-operation in Europe. Focusing mainly on Anglo-European diplomacy, it also touches on wider international relations and the Cold War.

Spis treści

List of Tables General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: FROM COUNTER-INITIATIVE TO FREE TRADE AREA, JUNE 1955 TO DECEMBER 1956 Malicious Conception: The Counter-Initiative, June-December 1955 Fresh Impetus: Formulating Plan G, January-May 1956 Deliberation, Delay, Decision, June-December 1956 PART II: WAITING GAME, JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1957 Perfidious Albion?, January-May 1957 Philosophies Apart, June-October 1957 PART III: THE MAUDLING COMMITTEE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER 1957 TO DECEMBER 1958 The Negotiations Begin, October-December 1957 Impending Crisis, January-May 1958 The Demise of the Free Trade Area, June-December 1958 Conclusion: Threatening Europe Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

JAMES ELLISON is a lecturer in the Department of History, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He is currently continuing his research on British foreign policy, particularly in relation to European integration.