Britain and Europe in a Troubled World
Britain and Europe in a Troubled World The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled "The best short introduction to both the political realignment that produced the 2016…
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Britain and Europe in a Troubled World
The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled "The best short introduction to both the political realignment that produced the 2016 Referendum result and the immense fallout since."--CapX, "Books of the Year" (2020) " A] cool-headed, fair, and judicious analysis of Britain and the EU at a decisive period in history"-- Thomas Gallagher, Brexit-Watch.orgIs Britain a part of Europe? 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. 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.
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