Reluctant European : Britain and the European Union from 1945 to Brexit /

This broad-ranging and accessible volume tells the story of a relationship rooted in a thousand years of British history, and of our sense of national identity in conflict with our political and economic need for partnership with continental Europe.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wall, Stephen, 1947- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	European Union > Great Britain. European Union Great Britain > Foreign relations > European Union countries. European Union countries > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945- Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Pays de l'Union européenne. Pays de l'Union européenne > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne. Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1945- Brexit. Diplomatic relations Politics and government European Union countries Great Britain Since 1945 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A Thousand Years of History
The Price of Victory: The Rocky Road to Europe, 1945-1961
Second Thoughts, 1961-1969
Good Result or Bad Deal? The Price of Entry, 1970-1973
Accession, Renegotiation, Referendum, 1973-1975
The Years of the Tiger, 1975-1984
No, No, No: Thatcher Defiant, 1984-1990
One Foot In and One Foot Out, 1990-1997
New Dawn or More of the Same? Blair and Europe, 1997-2007
Brown and Cameron: Opening the Door Marked 'Exit', 2007-2016
Brave New World?.