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Alan Milward

January 01, 1970

Alan Steele Milward, FBA (19 January 1935 – 28 September 2010) was a British economic historian specialising in Western Europe and the United Kingdom in the 20th century.

One of the most influential historians of the second half of the twentieth century, Milward's work was well known in Britain, across Europe and beyond. He derived that reputation not from the writing of popular histories or media appearances but from his abilities as a linguist, economic historian, archival researcher, historical narrator and political scientist. He made an essential contribution to the understanding of modern European history and integration: the elements that went to shape contemporary Europe.[1]

Although he is usually seen as an economic historian, Milward also worked in many other fields, including economic theory and policy, political history, and contemporary economic and political studies. He was a very rigorous modern political economist.[2]

Early life edit

Milward was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, where his father was an employee of the Post Office, and attended a grammar school there.

He studied medieval and modern history at University College London from 1953 to 1956, gaining a First Class BA degree and then achieved his PhD at the London School of Economics in 1960, with a thesis written under supervision of W. Norton Medlicott on the armaments industry in the German economy during the Second World War.[3]

Career edit

His first academic placement was the teaching of Indian Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1960, he was given the position of assistant lecturer and subsequently lecturer in Economic History at Edinburgh University. In 1965, he advanced to become lecturer and later senior lecturer at the School of Social Studies, University of East Anglia. He then moved to the United States to become an associate professor of economics at Stanford University, returning after three years to become Professor of European Studies at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology between 1971 and 1983. He was then a professor at the European University Institute in Florence for two terms, between 1983 and 1986 and between 1996 and 2002.

From 1986 to 1996, he was Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics.[4] In 1993, he was given the position of official historian at the Cabinet Office, and he produced the first volume of the Government Official History of the United Kingdom and the European Community, The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy 1945–1963, published in 2002.[5]

He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1987 and fellow of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in 1994.[6]

He gained a reputation for his ability to articulate and sustain his theses, which differed considerably from the received wisdom, and to refute arguments against his position. His interpretations caused widespread debate and discussion. An example was his minimalist contention that the Marshall Plan had been less crucial than often supposed in stimulating postwar European reconstruction or persuading former antagonists to work together.

In his book The European Rescue of the Nation State (1992), he also challenged the eurosceptic doctrine that the European Union would involve an integration of nation-states that would undermine sovereignty and lead to a federalist superstate.[7] He influenced many historians and political scientists, not least Andrew Moravcsik's Choice for Europe.[8]

He had a gift for languages, becoming fluent in Norwegian, German, Italian and French.[9]

As well as several monographs, Milward wrote reviews of a vast number of books which bore some relation to his fields of expertise, collected in Alan S. Milward and Contemporary European History: Collected Academic Reviews, eds. F. Guirao and F. Lynch (Routledge, 2015).

 
Grave of Alan Milward in Highgate Cemetery

He died on 28 September 2010 after a three year illness and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.[10]

His life's work was reviewed in depth in Alan S. Milward and a Century of European Change, eds. F. Guirao, F. Lynch, & S. M. R. Perez (Routledge, 2012). [1]

Personal life edit

His second marriage was to Frances MB Lynch, a historian of the economies of France and Europe.

Works edit

  • The German Economy at War (1965)
  • The New Order and the French Economy (1970)
  • The Economic Effects of the Two World Wars on Britain (booklet) (1971; revised and republished 1984)
  • The Fascist Economy in Norway (1972)
  • War, Economy and Society, 1939–1945 (1977, republished 1987; originally published as Krieg, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Munich, 1976)
  • The Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945–51 (1984; republished 1987)
  • The European Rescue of the Nation-State (1992)
  • The Frontier of National Sovereignty: History and Theory, 1945–92 with Ruggero Ranieri and Frances M.B. Lynch (1994)
  • Britain's Place in the World: A Historical Enquiry into Import Controls 1945–60 (Routledge Explorations in Economic History) with George Brennan (1996)
  • Politics and Economics in the History of the European Union (The Graz Schumpeter Lectures) (2005, reprinted 2012)
  • The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy: The UK and The European Community: Volume 1 (2002, republished 2012)
  • The Economic Development of Continental Europe 1780–1870 with S. Berrick Saul (1973; republished 2012)
  • The Development of the Economies of Continental Europe 1850–1914 with S. Berrick Saul (1977; republished 2012)[11]

References edit

  • Kristine Bruland,[12] ‘Alan Steele Milward (1935–2010)’, Proceeds of the British Academy, Volume 130, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy, XIII,[13] pp. 353–362, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004.
  1. ^ The Times, Obituary, 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ Bruland, Kristine. . Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy III. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ Bruland, Kristine. . Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy III. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ Maier, Charles S (28 October 2010). "Alan Milward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ Routledge. "Government Official History Series". Routledge Publishers. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Professor Alan Milward: Professor Alan Milward, who has died aged 75, was an economic historian whose trailblazing studies of European economies during and after the Second World War challenged the conventional pieties of both Europhiles and Euro-sceptics". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ Bruland, Kristine. . Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy III. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ Andrew Moravcsik, The Choice for Europe. Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht, Cornell UP, 1998, p. 88
  9. ^ McKittrick, David (6 December 2010). "Alan Milward: Economic historian celebrated for his analyses of the post-war European project". The Independent. from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ Loth, Wilfried. (PDF). EU historians. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Alan Milward". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ^ Telefon, Besøksadresse Niels Henrik Abels vei 36 Blindernveien 110851 OSLO Postadresse Postboks 1008 Blindern 0315 OSLO; faks. "Kristine Bruland - Institutt for arkeologi, konservering og historie". www.hf.uio.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy, XIII". The British Academy. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links edit

  • Works by or about Alan Milward at Internet Archive
  • Matthews, Tracey L., ed. (2006). "Milward, Alan 1935-". Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields. Vol. 146 (New Revision Series). Detroit, New York, San Francisco, San Diego, New Haven, Conn., Wareville, Maine, London, Munich: Thomson Gale. pp. 288–290. ISBN 0-7876-7900-3. Retrieved 22 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.

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Alan Steele Milward FBA 19 January 1935 28 September 2010 was a British economic historian specialising in Western Europe and the United Kingdom in the 20th century One of the most influential historians of the second half of the twentieth century Milward s work was well known in Britain across Europe and beyond He derived that reputation not from the writing of popular histories or media appearances but from his abilities as a linguist economic historian archival researcher historical narrator and political scientist He made an essential contribution to the understanding of modern European history and integration the elements that went to shape contemporary Europe 1 Although he is usually seen as an economic historian Milward also worked in many other fields including economic theory and policy political history and contemporary economic and political studies He was a very rigorous modern political economist 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMilward was born and raised in Stoke on Trent where his father was an employee of the Post Office and attended a grammar school there He studied medieval and modern history at University College London from 1953 to 1956 gaining a First Class BA degree and then achieved his PhD at the London School of Economics in 1960 with a thesis written under supervision of W Norton Medlicott on the armaments industry in the German economy during the Second World War 3 Career editHis first academic placement was the teaching of Indian Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies In 1960 he was given the position of assistant lecturer and subsequently lecturer in Economic History at Edinburgh University In 1965 he advanced to become lecturer and later senior lecturer at the School of Social Studies University of East Anglia He then moved to the United States to become an associate professor of economics at Stanford University returning after three years to become Professor of European Studies at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology between 1971 and 1983 He was then a professor at the European University Institute in Florence for two terms between 1983 and 1986 and between 1996 and 2002 From 1986 to 1996 he was Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics 4 In 1993 he was given the position of official historian at the Cabinet Office and he produced the first volume of the Government Official History of the United Kingdom and the European Community The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy 1945 1963 published in 2002 5 He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1987 and fellow of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in 1994 6 He gained a reputation for his ability to articulate and sustain his theses which differed considerably from the received wisdom and to refute arguments against his position His interpretations caused widespread debate and discussion An example was his minimalist contention that the Marshall Plan had been less crucial than often supposed in stimulating postwar European reconstruction or persuading former antagonists to work together In his book The European Rescue of the Nation State 1992 he also challenged the eurosceptic doctrine that the European Union would involve an integration of nation states that would undermine sovereignty and lead to a federalist superstate 7 He influenced many historians and political scientists not least Andrew Moravcsik s Choice for Europe 8 He had a gift for languages becoming fluent in Norwegian German Italian and French 9 As well as several monographs Milward wrote reviews of a vast number of books which bore some relation to his fields of expertise collected in Alan S Milward and Contemporary European History Collected Academic Reviews eds F Guirao and F Lynch Routledge 2015 nbsp Grave of Alan Milward in Highgate Cemetery He died on 28 September 2010 after a three year illness and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery 10 His life s work was reviewed in depth in Alan S Milward and a Century of European Change eds F Guirao F Lynch amp S M R Perez Routledge 2012 1 Personal life editHis second marriage was to Frances MB Lynch a historian of the economies of France and Europe Works editThe German Economy at War 1965 The New Order and the French Economy 1970 The Economic Effects of the Two World Wars on Britain booklet 1971 revised and republished 1984 The Fascist Economy in Norway 1972 War Economy and Society 1939 1945 1977 republished 1987 originally published as Krieg Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Munich 1976 The Reconstruction of Western Europe 1945 51 1984 republished 1987 The European Rescue of the Nation State 1992 The Frontier of National Sovereignty History and Theory 1945 92 with Ruggero Ranieri and Frances M B Lynch 1994 Britain s Place in the World A Historical Enquiry into Import Controls 1945 60 Routledge Explorations in Economic History with George Brennan 1996 Politics and Economics in the History of the European Union The Graz Schumpeter Lectures 2005 reprinted 2012 The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy The UK and The European Community Volume 1 2002 republished 2012 The Economic Development of Continental Europe 1780 1870 with S Berrick Saul 1973 republished 2012 The Development of the Economies of Continental Europe 1850 1914 with S Berrick Saul 1977 republished 2012 11 References editKristine Bruland 12 Alan Steele Milward 1935 2010 Proceeds of the British Academy Volume 130 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy XIII 13 pp 353 362 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 The Times Obituary 14 October 2010 Bruland Kristine Alan Steele Milward Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy III Archived from the original on 7 November 2015 Retrieved 5 November 2015 Bruland Kristine Alan Steele Milward Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy III Archived from the original on 7 November 2015 Retrieved 5 November 2015 Maier Charles S 28 October 2010 Alan Milward obituary The Guardian Retrieved 13 August 2014 Routledge Government Official History Series Routledge Publishers Retrieved 26 November 2015 Professor Alan Milward Professor Alan Milward who has died aged 75 was an economic historian whose trailblazing studies of European economies during and after the Second World War challenged the conventional pieties of both Europhiles and Euro sceptics The Daily Telegraph 9 November 2010 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Bruland Kristine Alan Steele Milward Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy III Archived from the original on 7 November 2015 Retrieved 5 November 2015 Andrew Moravcsik The Choice for Europe Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht Cornell UP 1998 p 88 McKittrick David 6 December 2010 Alan Milward Economic historian celebrated for his analyses of the post war European project The Independent Archived from the original on 7 December 2010 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Loth Wilfried In memoriam Alan S Milward PDF EU historians Archived from the original PDF on 14 August 2014 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Alan Milward Amazon co uk Retrieved 13 August 2014 Telefon Besoksadresse Niels Henrik Abels vei 36 Blindernveien 110851 OSLO Postadresse Postboks 1008 Blindern 0315 OSLO faks Kristine Bruland Institutt for arkeologi konservering og historie www hf uio no in Norwegian Retrieved 17 February 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy XIII The British Academy Retrieved 17 February 2019 External links editWorks by or about Alan Milward at Internet Archive Matthews Tracey L ed 2006 Milward Alan 1935 Contemporary Authors A Bio Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction General Nonfiction Poetry Journalism Drama Motion Pictures Television and Other Fields Vol 146 New Revision Series Detroit New York San Francisco San Diego New Haven Conn Wareville Maine London Munich Thomson Gale pp 288 290 ISBN 0 7876 7900 3 Retrieved 22 March 2019 via Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Milward amp oldid 1217249804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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