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Article: Reluctant Europeans: Britain and European Integration 1945-1998.(Review)(Brief Article)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Reluctant Europeans: Britain and European Integration 1945-1998. David Gowland and Arthur Turner. Longman. [pounds]14.99 p.b. 303 pages. ISBN 0-582-36956-8. This examination of various governments' attitudes towards European integration emphasises the role of government and party politics in 'determining the nature and extent of British involvement in European integration.' It examines the wavering policies of the Conservative party towards 'Europe' and the flip-flop by the Labour party which turned from outright hostility to outright support -- at least at party headquarters. There are chapters devoted to the Commonwealth, ...