Alan S. Milward and Contemporary European History

Fernando Guirao is Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration History at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain. Frances Lynch is a Reader in History at the University of Westminster, London, U.K.

• 1. Introduction Reading Contemporary European History: A Milwardian Perspective 2. Book reviews published by Alan S. Milward, 1965-2007 3. Notes on the Editors 4. Bibliography

‘Sadly missing from the ongoing discussion how to solve the problems of both the Eurozone and the European Union is the voice of Alan S. Milward (1935-2010). This collection of his reviews of the literature generated by both European projects reveals his ideas, often contrarian, about the ultimate sources of legitimization for both projects and expresses them pointedly and pithily as only Alan could.’ — Larry Neal, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA‘A most revealing and insightful exploration of an outstanding historian's intellectual trajectory, this collection of Alan S. Milward’s reviews offers vivid reflections on many methodological and theoretical issues the historical profession has grappled with over the last 40 years.’ — Federico Romero, Professor of History, European University Institute, Italy'This collection of book reviews by eminent historian of twentieth-century Europe Alan S. Milward amounts to much more than the sum of its parts. By publishing an exhaustive collection, the editors offer readers the opportunity not only to trace Milwards's own intellectual trajectory, but, more broadly, interrogate the development of historiographic and public debates on a wide range of themes, including economy and politics in World War Two, the postwar settlement, European integration, and national sovereignty. The collection highlights Milward's intellectual generosity and critical engagement with major debates of contemporary history, and presents new questions (although no easy answers) to today's European crisis.' — Dr Maud Anne Bracke, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History University of Glasgow, UK