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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150331903321

Autore

Hackett Clifford P.

Titolo

Who wrote the Memoirs of Jean Monnet? : an intimate account of an historic collaboration / / Clifford P. Hackett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Peter Lang, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4539-1886-8

1-4331-3724-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

940.5092

Soggetti

Autobiography - Authorship

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Statesmen - Europe

Economists - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Memoirs in Monnet's life -- Origins of the Memoirs -- Preparing the way -- Watching the process -- Monnet's thoughts with the task underway -- The collaboration : reflections of Francois Fontaine -- Chronology -- Some interesting details -- Postscript.

Sommario/riassunto

"The story of the creation of Jean Monnet's memoirs is long, complicated and remains incomplete. The following account is the product of many years of research and yet is ultimately lacking a full sense of Monnet's own view of the enterprise. Even in this partial account, much insight into his thoughts and goals emerges. The struggle he endured over the last thirty years of his long life to express the meaning of his work and his life is clearer now than when the Memoires were published in 1976. The credit for this improved understanding belongs to his many friends and supporters who helped bring forth the story of his life"--Introduction.