Britain, France and the Battle for the Leadership of Europe, 1957-2007

The book gives an account of an essential part of Britain's troubled relationship with the rest of Europe after 1945 - particularly considering the rivalry of France and Britain between 1945 and 2007.

Autorentext

Richard Davis is Professor of British history and politics at the Université de Bordeaux-Montaigne. He has published widely on the history of Britain's relations with the rest of Europe in the twentieth century and is the author of Britain and France Before the War: Appeasement and Crisis, 1934-1936 (2001) and Britain in Crisis (1970-1979) (2016).

Klappentext

The book gives an account of an essential part of Britain's troubled relationship with the rest of Europe after 1945 - particularly considering the rivalry of France and Britain between 1945 and 2007.

Inhalt

1. Leading Europe 2. Fighting over Europe 3. Defining and directing Europe 4. Initial skirmishes 5. Rethinking Europe 6. Messina to the Treaty of Rome 7. Facing up to de Gaulle 8. EEC, FTA and EFTA: Europe at sixes and sevens 9. Taking on de Gaulle 10. Countering de Gaulle 11. Entering the EEC 12. Reforming and redirecting Europe 13. Maastricht, monetary union and enlargement 14. Last chance for leadership 15. European laggards and leaders