1st Edition
The Netherlands and European Integration, 1950 to Present
By Mathieu Segers
Copyright 2020
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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On 9 May 1950, France launched a revolutionary plan for supranational cooperation in Western Europe. The Netherlands was taken completely by surprise. In the decades that followed, European integration moved forward at an unprecedented pace, taking the Netherlands with it. Geography and the post-war world seemed to leave the country no other choice. European integration forced — and is still... Read more
Prologue: Dinner in Laeken (1989), 1. American concepts: building Europe (1947-1949), 2. Magical realism (1949-1951), 3. The Beyen Plan (1951-1954), 4. Around Cologne cathedral (1954-1957), 5. A Europe of conspiracies (1957-1968), 6. At home in the Basel biotope (1968-1974), 7. Sturm und Drang (1974-1982), 8. The hand of French-German friendship (1982-1989), 9. After Strasbourg: a different party than expected (1989-1992), Epilogue: the call of Calypso, Notes, Sources and references, Abbreviations, Acknowledgements, Index of names, Subject index
Biography
Mathieu Segers (1976) is Professor of Contemporary European History and European Integration at Maastricht University.
