The Community of Europe / by Richard Mayne ; introduction by Jean Monnet.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185.) and index.

I. The European community -- an emerging pattern -- II. The political background -- III. The economic background -- IV. The post-war debate -- V. From the Schuman plan to the defeat of E.D.C. -- VI. From Messina to Brussels -- Euratom and the common market -- VII. Perplexed albion: The British dilemma -- VIII. Europe and the wider world -- IX. The way ahead.

The Community of Europe' is an account of the history of the European Community. It gives the political and economic background, with a special focus on the post-war history of Europe, which led to attempts towards European unity. Mayne details European integration from the Schuman Declaration, through failed plans for a European Army and a European Political Community, to Euratom and the Common Market, which he analyses comprehensively. He positions the role of Great Britain in this process, its relationship to Continental Europe and the pros and cons for Britain's membership in the Community. In the concluding chapters he looks at the consequences of European integration in the wider world, in particular in relation to the United States, and tries to look to the future.