Dealing with Britain: The Six and the First UK Application to the EEC

ISBN-13: 9780521595360 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 300 str.

N. Piers Ludlow; Steve Smith; Thomas Biersteker

Opis

Britain's 1961 application was the first time that the European Community was obliged to consider a membership application from one of its neighbors. Piers Ludlow's study challenges traditional views of the British application and casts new light on the way in which the EEC responded to the challenge of enlargement. The book provides an original analysis of a crucial chapter in European history, and offers important insights into differing conceptions of the European Community that remain relevant to contemporary debates.

Recenzje

'This is a well-written and careful analysis that adds a few twists to an already well-known tale, but which further draws attention to dilemmas that have arisen at each proposed enlargement since 1963.' Derek W. Urwin, History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. From separation to application: May 1950–July 1961; 2. Devising the rules of the game: August 1961–December 1961; 3. Setting the agenda: October 1961–March 1962; 4. Learning to advance - the search for a fruitful method: January 1962–July 1962; 5. A race against the clock - the tenth ministerial meeting: July 1962–August 1962; 6. Agricultural impasse: September 1962–December 1962; 7. The end of a chapter: January 1963; 8. Conclusion.