The first referendum : reassessing Britain's entry to Europe, 1973-75 / Lindsay Aqui.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Aqui, Lindsay, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• European Union--Great Britain.
• European Union.
• History.
• Referendum.
• Great Britain.
• Referendum--Great Britain--History.
• Europe--Economic integration--History--20th century.
• Great Britain--Politics and government--1964-1979.
• Politics and government.
• International economic integration.
• Europe.

Genre:

• History.

Physical Description:

xii, 311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.

Summary:

In 1975 the UK voted 'yes', by 67%, to the European Community (EC). Since 1 January 1973, when the UK first joined, Edward Heath and Harold Wilson sought a fundamental transformation of the UK's relationship with the EC in terms of membership and public opinion. Despite the majority vote in favour of maintaining membership, Aqui argues that this majority was underpinned by a degree of uncertainty and that ultimately, neither Heath nor wilson managed to transform the UK's relationship with the EC in the ways they had hoped possible.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

• 1526145197
• 9781526145192

OCLC:

1130767040