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Reluctant Europeans : Britain and European integration, 1945-1998
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"Why has Europe had such an explosive impact on British politics? What impelled British policy-makers to embrace a European destiny? Why did they proceed in a cautious, hesitant fashion? What have ...
"Why has Europe had such an explosive impact on British politics? What impelled British policy-makers to embrace a European destiny? Why did they proceed in a cautious, hesitant fashion? What have been the perceived advantages and disadvantages of British membership of the European Community/Union? These are some of the key questions addressed in Reluctant Europeans. The study focuses upon the response of British policy-makers and the public to two major challenges: the emergence of a dynamic European Community/Union and Britain's changing place in the world. In examining these themes, the authors unveil the close interconnection between domestic politics and polices toward Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- David Gowland and Arthur Turner
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- English
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- Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2000
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- x, 393 pages : map ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780582369573, 0582369576, 9780582369566, 0582369568
- OCLC
- ocm41039796
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-373) and index.
- 1. Britain, Europe and the Audit of War -- 2. Western Union and the Reconstruction of Western Europe -- 3. 'We are not ready': Britain and the Schuman Plan -- 4. The Case for Association -- 5. The 'Special Relationship' and European Unity -- 6. The Commonwealth Dimension -- 7. From Messina to Rome -- 8. On the Defensive -- 9. From Application to Veto -- 10. Ancient Rivalries -- 11. Labour's Retreat into Europe -- 12. Mission Accomplished -- 13. Renegotiating 'Tory Terms' -- 14. 'Full-hearted Consent': the 1975 Referendum -- 15. Semi-detached: the Callaghan Government and Europe -- 16. More U-turns: Labour and the EC in the 1980s -- 17. 'Megaphone Diplomacy': Thatcher and the EC, 1979-1984 -- 18. Fatal Attraction: Thatcher and the Single European Act -- 19. 'At the Heart of Europe'? -- 20. Opting out: the Maastricht Treaty Review -- 21. Eurosceptics versus Europhiles -- 22. 'War at Last': the Beef Crisis of 1996 -- 23. Under New Management: the General Election of 1997 -- 24. After Amsterdam: Enlargement, Employment and the Euro -- 25. New Labour, Old Problems: The British Presidency of 1998 -- Map: The Enlargement of the European Community