Clifford P. Hackett

Who Wrote the Memoirs of Jean Monnet?: An Intimate Account of an Historic Collaboration Clifford P. Hackett New edition

"The story of the creation of Jean Monnet's memoirs is long, complicated and remains incomplete. The following account is the product of many years of research and yet is ultimately lacking a full sense of Monnet's own view of the enterprise. Even in this partial account, much insight into his thoughts and goals emerges. The struggle he endured over the last thirty years of his long life to express the meaning of his work and his life is clearer now than when the Memoires were published in 1976. The credit for this improved understanding belongs to his many friends and supporters who helped bring forth the story of his life"--Introduction.