Britain and the European Union

This engaging and concise new edition offers the student and general reader a compact, readable treatment of British membership of the European Union from 1973 up until the present day and Brexit, with detailed analysis of the period 1945-1972 accounting for Britain's absence from the formation of the EU.

Autorentext

David Gowland was Founder and Director of the School of Contemporary European Studies and Head of the History Department at the University of Dundee, UK. He is
the author of numerous successful books and articles including Longman's "The European Mosaic" series and Britain and European Integration since 1945 (Routledge).

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Europe and the European Union 2. Back to the future 3. Belonging without believing 4. Leading from behind: Opt-outs, opt-ins, rebates and red lines 5. Party games and politics 6. Devolution and European Union membership 7. The press and the European Union 8. The pound, the euro and the City: brief encounters and quick exits 9. Britain, the European Union and the wider world 10. 'Banging on about Europe' - The Conservatives and the European Union 2010-2015 11. Hallmarks of British membership of the EU 12. The Referendum of 2016 - The campaign 13. The Referendum of 2016 - The result 14. The May government and Brexit 2016-2019: Decline and Fail 15. The Brexiter government, 2019-2020