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

by James Ellison

Overview

This book is the first to concentrate on the British attempt to place the EEC within a larger Free Trade Area. It is also the first to use recently released records to examine the Foreign Office's Grand Design for political co-operation in Europe. Its main focus is Anglo-European diplomacy, yet it deals with wider international relations and the Cold War. The book therefore extends the debate by presenting a full historical analysis of Britain's response to the creation of the European Community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349412976
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Series:	Contemporary History in Context
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Ellison's work is impeccably researched, with some of the richest material to be found...a valuable record of political decision making.

Ellison's work is impeccably researched, with some of the richest material to be found...a valuable record of political decision making.

History: Reviews of New Books

Ellison (history, U. of London) reassesses the 1955 rejection of membership in the European Community and its attempts to place the European Economic Community within a larger organization, the European Free Trade Association. The Association, he argues, was not simply an attempt to sabotage the Community as is commonly thought, but was part of a more sophisticated British policy. His treatment ends with French president de Gaulle's veto of Britain's Association. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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