The Netherlands and European integration, 1950 to present /
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 postwar...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
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| Summary: | 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 postwar world seemed to leave the country no other choice. European integration forced, and is still forcing, the Netherlands on a far-reaching 'journey to the continent.' For the Netherlands, European integration represents a difficult journey to a new old world that often seems far off. How has that journey progressed so far? Why did the Netherlands join the common European market and currency from the very beginning? Was this course inevitable? And where has it brought the country? Using new, international source material, The Netherlands and European Integration digs deeply into the history of the Netherlands in Europe, a subject that is today more topical than ever. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in 2013 as Reis naar het continent"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 334 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-327) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9463728139 9789463728133 |