The European rescue of the nation-state

摘要: The first detailed history of the origins European Community, this is sequel and companion to "The Reconstruction Western Europe, 1945-51." In arguing that purpose Community policies was not supercede but reinforce nation-state, Alan Milward's original controversial study cuts through accepted orthodoxies on a topic immense importance today. Using material from archives in eight countries, Milward examines coal, iron, steel community; Economic Community; beginnings Common Agricultural Policy. He concludes with why Great Britain has remained outside these arrangements. A combination political economic analysis, book provides challenging insights into background future Community.