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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822225603321

Autore

Gifford Chris <1966->

Titolo

The making of Eurosceptic Britain : identity and economy in a post-imperial state / / by Chris Gifford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, 2008

ISBN

1-281-33242-9

9786611332426

0-7546-8878-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

337.1/420941

Soggetti

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-

European Union countries Politics and government

Great Britain Foreign economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From British Euroscepticism to Eurosceptic Britain -- The missing European rescue of the post-war British State -- Post-imperial crisis and the rise of Euroscepticism -- Towards a citizen's Europe? -- Eurosceptic Thatcherism -- The European crisis of the British State -- Labour in power : Anglo-Europe and Euroscepticism.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a radical interpretation of a major political issue, Chris Gifford moves beyond existing narrative and institutional accounts of Britain and Europe to present a theoretically coherent and unique perspective on this troubled relationship.