Britain, France and the battle for the leadership of Europe, 1957-2007 /

"The book gives an account of an essential part of Britain's troubled relationship with the rest of Europe after 1945, particularly considering the rivalry of France and Britain between 1945 and 2007. The record of Britain's relations with the rest of Europe, and in particular with Fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Davis, Richard, 1960 January 25- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Series:	Routledge studies in modern European history.
Subjects:	Great Britain > Foreign relations > France. France > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945- France > Foreign relations > 1945- Europe > Foreign relations > 1945- Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > France. France > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne. Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1945- France > Relations extérieures > 1945- Europe > Relations extérieures > 1945- Diplomatic relations Europe France Great Britain Since 1945

Table of Contents:

Leading Europe
Fighting over Europe
Defining and directing Europe
Initial skirmishes
Rethinking Europe
Messina to the Treaty of Rome
Facing up to de Gaulle
EEC, FTA and EFTA : Europe at sixes and sevens
Taking on de Gaulle
Countering de Gaulle
Entering the EEC
Reforming and redirecting Europe
Maastricht, monetary union and enlargement
Last chance for leadership
European laggards and leaders.