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This is the first large-scale historical investigation of the critical first stage of European integration, the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It describes the American-inspired vision of Jean Monnet, who designed the heavy industry pool, and lays bare the pool's operating mechanisms.Gillingham, John is the author of 'Coal Steel and the Rebirth of Europe 1945-1955 The Germans and French from Ruhr Conflict to Economic Community' with ISBN 9780521524308 and ISBN 052152430X.
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