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Jean Monnet (1888-1979) is often viewed as the chief architect of the European Coal and Steel Community, which over time evolved into today's European Union. Monnet spent his early years working as an agent for his father, a cognac producer. It was this experience that took him to Scandinavia, England, the United States, and most importantly Canada, where he was exposed to the country's unique form of federalism.
Drawing on a wide variety of empirical sources, including unpublished documents, correspondence, and original historical data extracted from archives both in Canada and Europe, Trygve Ugland's
Jean Monnet and Canada argues that the extensive period of time Monnet spent in Canada between 1907 and 1914 had a formative influence on the achievements of his later years, particularly on the institutional 'construction of Europe.'
List of contents
Preface
Chronology: Jean Monnet
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- Traveling and Political Inspiration
- A New World in Canada and a New Theory for Europe
- Monnet and the Hudson Bay Company
- Monnet's Canadian Scheme in Preparation for World War II
- Canada as Monnet's Early Inspiration and Lifelong Liaison
About the author
Trygve Ugland is a professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Bishop's University.
Summary
Trygve Ugland's Jean Monnet and Canada argues that the extensive period of time Monnet spent in Canada between 1907 and 1914 had a formative influence on the achievements of his later years, particularly on the institutional 'construction of Europe.'
