LEADER 03963nam 22006615 450 001 9910616381903321 005 20251009100414.0 010 $a9783030977375 010 $a3030977374 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-97737-5 035 $a(OCoLC)1346536124 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7101916 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-97737-5 035 $a(CKB)24950442400041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924950442400041 100 $a20220928d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#|||mnaua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBritain, the Division of Western Europe and the Creation of EFTA, 1955?1963 /$fby Matthew Broad, Richard T. Griffiths 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 344 pages) 225 1 $aSecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World,$x2731-6815 311 08$aPrint version: Broad, Matthew Britain, the Division of Western Europe and the Creation of EFTA, 1955-1963 Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030977368 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1 Introduction -- 2 From Messina to the Formation of ?Plan G? -- 3 The OEEC Investigation and the Eve of the Intergovernmental Negotiations -- 4 The Maudling Negotiations and the End of the Free Trade Area -- 5 The Emergence of ?the Seven? -- 6 The Stockholm Negotiations -- 7 Consolidating the Association -- 8 Of Loose Ends, Applications and the Future of EFTA -- 9 Conclusion. 330 $aThis book traces the emergence of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) from 1955 to 1963 amid the broader reshaping of the institutional architecture of post-war Europe. It considers the ill-fated Free Trade Area (FTA) proposal, the subsequent creation of EFTA, and the resulting division of Western Europe into two distinct trading blocs. At its core, the book provides an international history of a formative moment of post-war and European integration history, and explores the intense technical discussions among European states as they grappled with the prospect of deeper economic and political unity. It thus provides the first detailed analysis combining the FTA and EFTA negotiations, considering both state and non-state actors. Drawing on archives from Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the US, as well as the records of the OEEC and EFTA, it examines the decision-making processes of those intimately involved as well as the institutional settings within which they were forced to reconcile their positions. At a key moment of contemporary European friction, the book offers a dialogue between the past and those trying to make sense of events that continue to shape Europe today. . 410 0$aSecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World,$x2731-6815 606 $aEurope$xHistory$x1492- 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aEconomic history 606 $aHistory of Modern Europe 606 $aPolitical History 606 $aHistory of Britain and Ireland 606 $aEconomic History 615 0$aEurope$xHistory$x1492-. 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 0$aGreat Britain$xHistory. 615 0$aEconomic history. 615 14$aHistory of Modern Europe. 615 24$aPolitical History. 615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland. 615 24$aEconomic History. 676 $a330.94055 676 $a327.4104 700 $aBroad$b Matthew$01262301 702 $aGriffiths$b Richard T. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910616381903321 996 $aBritain, the Division of Western Europe and the Creation of EFTA, 1955?1963$94451242 997 $aUNINA