Enlarging the European Union: The Commission Seeking Influence, 1961-1973

By Michael J. Geary

Book Overview

The book presents a new history of the first enlargement of the EU. It charts the attempts by the European Commission to influence the outcome of the British and Irish bids to join the Common Market during the 1960s and 1970s. The most politically divisive EU enlargement is examined through extensive research in British, Irish, EU, and US archives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349337846
• ISBN13: 9781349337842
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"