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OverviewSoon after the signing in January 1972 of Britain's Treaty of Acccession to the European Community, Sir Con O'Neill, a key figure in the events leading to its successful conclusion, was commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to write an internal history of the preceding negotiations. His account provides a detailed analysis of negotiations which had an impact on Britain's relations with its European neighbours, and insights into the processes of multilateral diplomacy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sir David Hannay , Sir David Hannay , Sir David Hannay , Sir David HannayPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.884kg ISBN: 9780714651170ISBN 10: 0714651176 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 30 October 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'This insight into Britain's vunerability has lain in the vaults of the Foreign Office for nearly 30 years. Over more than 300 pages, it chronicles 18 months of often painstaking negociations.' - The Daily Telegraph 'A facinating self-help guide for European statesmen of today ... one must hope that this ... was among Tony Blair s holiday reading.' - Geoffrey Howe, The Financial Times 'This volume should be read by all serious historians, political scientists, economists, advanced students of those subjects, and (especially) policy makers.' - European Information 'Sir Con O Neill describes, in detailed and official prose, every twist and turn of the negotiations which got us in.' - Contemporary Review 'O'Neill's account will be extremely hard to match.' - Contemporary British History Author InformationLord Hannay of Chiswick was a British Diplomat for 36 years. Between 1990 and 1995, he was Britain's permanent representative to the UN. Following his retirement from diplomatic service, he was the British Special Representative to Cyprus and a member of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |