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Mansholt, a biography is the inside story of one of the founding fathers of the European Union. As a European Commissioner the Dutchman Sicco Mansholt (1908-1995) initiated the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). A federalist and a Eurocrat who forced through an allegedly bad policy that is still a millstone round the neck of European taxpayers, Mansholt was also every inch a politician who had the courage of his convictions. A charismatic leader and a model for EU-statesmanship. The book offers a critical appraisal of Mansholt's life and work as well as a concise history of 20th century Europe. According to Chancellor Adenauer Mansholt - being a socialist and a farmer - was too much of a good thing. President Kennedy welcomed him as a good European, while de Gaulle denounced him as an enemy of France. And as far as President Nixon was concerned Mansholt was «that jackass in the European Commission in Brussels».
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Mansholt, a biography, Johan van Merrie͏̈nboer
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Mansholt, a biography
- Subtitle
- A biography
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Johan van Merrie͏̈nboer
- Publisher
- PIE Lang
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 642
- ISBN10
- 9052017573
- ISBN13
- 9789052017570
- Series
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Biographies, Political Science & Politics, France, 20th century, Biographies, Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Europe, History of Europe, Political Theories, Contemporary History, Netherlands, Western Europe, Belgium
- Description
- Mansholt, a biography is the inside story of one of the founding fathers of the European Union. As a European Commissioner the Dutchman Sicco Mansholt (1908-1995) initiated the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). A federalist and a Eurocrat who forced through an allegedly bad policy that is still a millstone round the neck of European taxpayers, Mansholt was also every inch a politician who had the courage of his convictions. A charismatic leader and a model for EU-statesmanship. The book offers a critical appraisal of Mansholt's life and work as well as a concise history of 20th century Europe. According to Chancellor Adenauer Mansholt - being a socialist and a farmer - was too much of a good thing. President Kennedy welcomed him as a good European, while de Gaulle denounced him as an enemy of France. And as far as President Nixon was concerned Mansholt was «that jackass in the European Commission in Brussels».