The Foundations of Europe: European Integration Ideas in France, Germany and Britain in the 1950s

ISBN-13: 9783531151335 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 326 str.

Thomas H. Rber; Thomas Horber; Thomas Heorber

Opis

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Doctoral) - University of Cambridge.

Recenzje

"[...] die durch diese Studie erstmalig erfolgte umfassende Analyse der damaligen Parlamentsdebatten [ist] auch über den reinen historischen Erkenntnisgewinn lohnend - führt sie uns doch klar vor Augen, dass europäische Integration stets mehr als nur eine Reihe von nicht-öffentlichen Regierungs- und Ministerialverhandlungen sein kann und muss." www.vorwaerts.de, 05.06.2007

Spis treści

France: War Experience - National Security - Military Security - Economic Security - Preliminary Conclusions for France - Germany: War experience - National Security - Military Security - Economic Security - Preliminary conclusions for Germany - Britain: War Experience - National Security - Military Security - Economic Security - Preliminary Conclusions for Britain - Conclusions

O autorze

Dr. Thomas Hörber is Lecturer in History and Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada.

Blurb

Thomas Hörber analyses the building process of European integration. He shows the parliamentary discourses of France, Germany and Britain to be representative of the national position of these states towards the developing concept of 'Europe'. He covers all key events and developments of the time which had an impact on the European integration process and provides an explanation for the convergence of national discourses towards a common Europe. This development was by no means a given and the analysis of parliamentary debates shows for the first time how vigorous the debates were on European integration in the 1950s, and how, despite setbacks (notably the failure of the European Defence Community), the discussion went in favour of integration.