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Mentioned in 3 episodes
The case for federal union
Book • 1939
W.
B. Curry's 'The Case for Federal Union' presents an argument from a progressive British perspective for creating a federal structure to govern Europe and prevent war.
Written shortly before the Second World War, it appealed to intellectuals and grassroots supporters in Britain, selling widely for its genre.
The pamphlet emphasized economic and social benefits of union and critiqued narrow nationalism.
Curry envisioned a supranational arrangement that would retain local identity while pooling sovereignty for collective security and prosperity.
Although not as widely remembered as later federalist texts, it helped seed British federalist sentiment in the interwar years.
B. Curry's 'The Case for Federal Union' presents an argument from a progressive British perspective for creating a federal structure to govern Europe and prevent war.
Written shortly before the Second World War, it appealed to intellectuals and grassroots supporters in Britain, selling widely for its genre.
The pamphlet emphasized economic and social benefits of union and critiqued narrow nationalism.
Curry envisioned a supranational arrangement that would retain local identity while pooling sovereignty for collective security and prosperity.
Although not as widely remembered as later federalist texts, it helped seed British federalist sentiment in the interwar years.
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Mentioned in 3 episodes
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Ian Dunt
22 snips
European Union – Part One – Come Together
Mentioned by the hosts in the episode reading list as an early federalist argument for European union.
16 snips
European Union – Part Two – Reality Bites
Listed in the episode reading list as an early federalist argument predating postwar European integration.
European Union – Part Three – The Expanse
