Continental Drift: Britain and Europe from the End of Empire to the Rise of Euroscepticism

ISBN-13: 9781107071261 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 601 str.

Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon

Opis

A fascinating new account of Britain's uneasy relationship with the European continent from the Second World War to the present.

Recenzje

'This is a timely book with a compelling objective. Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon explores the connections between the end of Britain's Empire and the growth of 'Euroscepticism'.' Helen Parr, The English Historical Review

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Imperial Europeans: 1. A world undone; 2. Mr Churchill's Europe; 3. Mr Bevin's response; 4. The German problem; 5. A disunited Europe; 6. The continental surprise and the fall of the Labour government; 7. The realities of government; 8. Perfidious Gaul; 9. The decline and fall of the imperial Europeans; Part II. Post-Imperial Eurosceptics: 10. At sixes and sevens; 11. Towards the Common Market; 12. The rise of the anti-marketeers; 13. Empire eclipsed, Europe embraced, Britain rejected; 14. Entering the promised land? Britain joins 'Europe'; 15. Seasons of discontent; 16. Half-hearted Europeans; 17. Mrs Thatcher, John Major and the road to European Union; Conclusion: post-imperial Britain and the rise of Euroscepticism; Bibliographical note; Bibliography.