1st Edition
The Official History of Britain and the European Community, Volume III The Tiger Unleashed, 1975-1985
By Stephen Wall
Copyright 2019
396 Pages
by
Routledge
396 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
396 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Volume III of The Official History of Britain and the European Community covers the divisions over Europe of the Labour Government (1975–79) and the controversies surrounding Britain’s relations with her EEC partners under Margaret Thatcher. As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, this book is the story of the stresses, quarrels, compromises and ambitions which contributed to... Read more
Introduction 1. The Spoils of Victory: 1975-1976 2. Callaghan: The Lapsed Heretic: 1976 3. The Problematic Presidency and Old Wounds Reopened: 1977 4. Britain, France and Germany: The End of the Affair: 1977-1979 5. The Tiger Unleashed: May 1979- May 1980 6. Uneasy Truce: 1980-1981 7. Conflict: 1982-1983 8. Thatcher Victorix?: 1983-1984 9. Thatcherism on a European Scale: The Single Market, 1984-1985 Conclusion
Biography
Stephen Wall is a former British Ambassador to the EU and the Official Historian of Britain’s membership of the European Community.






