The Netherlands and European Integration, 1950 to Present

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: Dinner In Laeken (1989) -- Kohl's Great Leap Forward -- The Surgeons Of French Realpolitik -- Exploiting Franco-german Reconciliation -- The Netherlands Between The Anglo-saxons And The Teutons -- Journey To The Continent -- 1. American Concepts: Building Europe (1947-1949) -- Eternal Division -- 2. Magical Realism (1949-1951) -- Putting The Country's Mental Stability To The Test -- The Germany Memorandum -- Atlantis And Bloc Formation Within The Western Bloc -- The Netherlands Taken By Surprise -- Manufacturing A Tranquillizer 3. The Beyen Plan (1951-1954) -- The Letter From 'the Ten' -- Red Versus Catholic -- From Europe -- A Game For Insiders -- 4. Around Cologne Cathedral (1954-1957) -- Adenauer's Abendland -- Coordination Through Europe's Back Channels -- With The Benelux To Sicily -- Rebirth As A Market -- The Latest Trend -- The Treaties Of Rome -- 5. A Europe Of Conspiracies (1957-1968) -- Faust In Paris -- Rhetoric And Intrigue -- Market Expansion By A Gentleman Farmer -- Silence Is Golden -- 6. At Home In The Basel Biotope (1968-1974) -- American Dreams -- An Alternative Loan Circuit -- Holtrop's Logic Masters Of The Interim Stage -- 7. Sturm Und Drang (1974-1982) -- Late Conversion -- The Monetary Trilemma -- Failure For Duisenberg -- The Stick Of Free Movement Of Capital -- 8. The Hand Of French-german Friendship (1982-1989) -- A Community United By Blood -- Celebrating Success And Earning Money -- Work In Progress -- The Delors Report -- 9. After Strasbourg: A Different Party Than Expected (1989-1992) -- Piet's Work Of Art -- The Consequences -- 10. European Realities: Defining Europe After The Cold War -- The Direction Of Integration -- The 1990s And After The Tragedy Of Maastricht And Amsterdam -- A Rediscovery -- Epilogue: The Call Of Calypso -- Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Sources And References -- Index -- Index Of Names -- Index Of Subjects Mathieu Segers ; Translated By Andy Brown. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.