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Jean Monnet: The First Statesman of Interdependence Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Duchene, Francois (Author), Ball, George W., Jr. (Foreword by)

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 ISBN: 0393314901     ISBN-13: 9780393314908
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $25.60  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 1994
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Annotation: In this sweeping biography, Francois Duchene explores Monnet's complex personality, from his birth in Cognac through his eventful political and personal lives. First a merchant in the countryside of France, from 1919 to 1923 Monnet was Deputy General of the League of Nations. During the Second World War, he was a member of the Washington-based British Supply Council; in 1947, he drafted the Monnet Plan, calling for the modernization of French industry and agriculture. This led to France's participation in the Marshall Plan, and later, in Monnet's drafting of the Schuman Plan, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, of which Monnet was the first president. In the 1950s, Monnet organized the Action Committee for a United States of Europe, which supported development of the European Common Market. He remained active in the movement towards unification throughout his long life.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.47 lbs) 480 pages
 
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This text examines the origins and development of the European Union by looking at the life and works of Jean Monnet, a founding father of European unity. Little-known and never elected to power, he nevertheless exerted great influence behind the scenes of American and European governments.
 
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