Britain and the European Union / David Gowland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gowland, D. A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

International economic relations.

International relations.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

European Union countries.

Great Britain--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xvi, 411 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

This engaging and concise text offers the student and the general reader a compact, readable treatment of British membership of the European Union from 1973 to the present day. It provides a highly distilled and accessible analysis and overview of some of the parameters and recurring features of Britain's membership of the European Union, touching on all of the major facets of membership. Key features: examines the constant and changing character of British membership of the European Union (EU); discusses the problematical and often paradoxical features of membership; familiarizes the reader with both academic and public debates about the subject; offers thematic treatment of all aspects of policy and attitudes towards the EU; provides an overview of the main landmarks in the history of the EU since 1973; presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date text on the course and result of the EU referendum campaign. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and the generally interested reader in the areas of European Studies, British Politics, EU Studies, Area Studies and International Relations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Europe and the European Union

Back to the future

Belonging without believing

Leading from behind : opt-outs, opt-ins and red lines

Party games and politics

Devolution and European Union membership

The press and the European Union

The "bloody British question"

Brief encounters and quick exits : the pound and Europe 1970-1992

The pound, the euro and the city

Britain, the European Union and the wider world

Still leading from behind : the conservatives and the European Union since 2010

Conclusion : journey to an unknown destination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and index.

ISBN:

9781138825093

1138825093

9781138825109

1138825107

OCLC:

952226595