Euroscepticism in Contemporary British Politics: Opposition to Europe in the Conservative and Labour Parties since 1945
Author:   Anthony Forster
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415287326


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   21 February 2002
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Euroscepticism in Contemporary British Politics: Opposition to Europe in the Conservative and Labour Parties since 1945


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Author:   Anthony Forster
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9780415287326


ISBN 10:   0415287324
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   21 February 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Opposition to Europe, 1945-1969 3. British Entry into the Common Market, 1970-1972 4. The Referendum on Britain's continued membership of the European Community 5. Changing Attitudes to the Europe, 1979-1990 6. The Struggle Against Monetary Union, 1990-1993 7. The Struggle Against Monetary Union, 1993-2001 8. Patterns and Trends in Euroscepticism Bibliography Index

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'This extremely useful book concisely surveys the role that Euro-scepticism has played in recent British politics, focusing on the debates and decisions within the Conservative and Labour parties.' - Unison journals, Tribune, Morning Star, and Voice of the Unions - Will Podmore ' ... (Forster) draws on a wide range of sources and makes sound and thoughtful judgements. Students should find it clearly organized and intellectually stimulating. And most readers will benefit from the new insights it offers into the Eurosceptics and their ideas ...' - Political Studies Books Vol. 50 Dec 2002 'Professor Forster shows that euro-scepticism has been a vibrant movement that has learned to adapt as the E.U. has grown ever more powerful.' - Contemporary Review, Nov 2002


'This extremely useful book concisely surveys the role that Euro-scepticism has played in recent British politics, focusing on the debates and decisions within the Conservative and Labour parties.' - Unison journals, Tribune, Morning Star, and Voice of the Unions - Will Podmore ' ... (Forster) draws on a wide range of sources and makes sound and thoughtful judgements. Students should find it clearly organized and intellectually stimulating. And most readers will benefit from the new insights it offers into the Eurosceptics and their ideas ...' - Political Studies Books Vol. 50 Dec 2002 'Professor Forster shows that euro-scepticism has been a vibrant movement that has learned to adapt as the E.U. has grown ever more powerful.' - Contemporary Review, Nov 2002


Author Information

Anthony Forster is Director of Research at the Defence Studies Department, King's College London. Since 1997 he has been Professor Invité at the Institut Supérieur des affaires de défense, Université Panthéon Assas (Université Paris II). He is the author of Britain and Maastricht Negotiations (Palgrave: 1999); and The Making of Britain's European Foreign Policy (Longman: 2001) with Alasdair Blair.

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