Dealing with Britain The Six and the First UK Application to the EEC [Paperback]

In this 1997 book, the author examines Britain's first application to join the European Community in 1961.Britain's 1961 application was the first time that the European Community was obliged to consider a membership application from one of its neighbours. Piers Ludlow's study challenges traditional views of the British application and casts new light on the way in which the EEC responded to the challenge of enlargement. The book provides an original analysis of a crucial chapter in European history, and offers important insights into differing conceptions of the European Community which remain relevant to contemporary debates.Britain's 1961 application was the first time that the European Community was obliged to consider a membership application from one of its neighbours. Piers Ludlow's study challenges traditional views of the British application and casts new light on the way in which the EEC responded to the challenge of enlargement. The book provides an original analysis of a crucial chapter in European history, and offers important insights into differing conceptions of the European Community which remain relevant to contemporary debates.Britain's 1961 application was the first time that the European Community was obliged to consider a membership application from one of its neighbors. Piers Ludlow's study challenges traditional views of the British application and casts new light on the way in which the EEC responded to the challenge of enlargement. The book provides an original analysis of a crucial chapter in European history, and offers important insights into differing conceptions of the European Community that remain relevant to contemporary debates.Introduction; 1. From separation to application: May 1950July 1961; 2. Devising the rules of the game: August 1961December 1961; 3. Setting the agenda: October 1961March 1962; 4. Learning to advance - the search for a fruitful method: January 1962July 1962; 5. A race against the clock - the tenth ministelÃ(