1st Edition
The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945 At the Heart of Europe?
By N.J. Crowson
Copyright 2007
324 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
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Routledge
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This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to British policy in Europe.
By exploring the schisms within the party over Europe, through primary source-based history and theoretical discourses of political science, N.J. Crowson gives the reader the best sense of understanding of how and why the Conservative party’s policy attitudes to European integration have evolved.... Read more
Introduction 1. Conservative Moves Towards Europe, 1945-75: 'Like Chasing a Girl' 2. From EEC to EU, 1975-2006: 'In Europe, But Not Run by Europe' 3. The Issues and Debates: 'Head versus Heart' 4. The Conservative Europeanist 5. Selling Europe: 'A Pretty Big Thing to Undertake' 6. The Conservative Sceptic: 'A Confederacy of Zealots and Lurchers'? 7. Conservatives in Europe: 'Concern of a Private Army'? Conclusion
Biography
N.J. Crowson is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History at the University of Birmingham, UK.
