Britain and Europe in a troubled world / Vernon Bogdanor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bogdanor, Vernon, 1943- author.

Series:

Henry L. Stimson lectures, Yale University

The Henry L. Stimson lectures series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Europe.

International relations.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

xii, 162 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled. Is Britain a part of Europe? The British have been ambivalent on this question since the Second World War, when the Western European nations sought to prevent the return of fascism by creating strong international ties throughout the Continent. Britain reluctantly joined the Common Market, the European Community, and ultimately the European Union, but its decades of membership never quite led it to accept a European orientation. In the view of the distinguished political scientist Vernon Bogdanor, the question of Britain's relationship to Europe is rooted in "the prime conflict of our time," the dispute between the competing faiths of liberalism and nationalism. This concise, expertly guided tour provides the essential background to the struggle over Brexit.

Contents:

Chronology

"Reserve, but proud reserve" : Britain detached from Europe

The Pandora's box and the Trojan horses : Britain in Europe

Brexit means Brexit : Britain out of Europe

Never closer union : Europe without Britain

Appendix A. British prime ministers, 1945-2019

Appendix B. British general elections, 2010-2019

Appendix C. Referendums on Europe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0300245610

9780300245615

OCLC:

1146566978