Britain and the European Union
From Beginnings to Brexit and Beyond
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:30th Nov '26
£43.99
This title is due to be published on 30th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£171.99(9781032914435)
This timely and engaging third edition offers the student and general reader a compact, highly readable analysis of British membership of the European Union (EU). With detailed coverage of the period from 1973 up until the present day, it also examines the 1945-1972 period to account for Britain's absence from the formation of the EU.
Providing a highly distilled and accessible overview of some of the parameters and recurring features of Britain’s membership, it touches on all the major facets at this critical time in Britain’s relationship with Europe.
Key features of the new edition:
- unrivalled combination of breadth and depth in its multidimensional treatment of Britain and the EU 1945-2026 on the 10th anniversary of the 2016 referendum.
- detailed coverage of the impact of Brexit since 2020, and current – and likely future – issues and topics.
- examines the constant and changing character, problems and paradoxes of the British relationship with the EU.
- exploratory, balanced and questioning, providing questions and perspectives for debate and discussion.
- full of illuminating insights, vivid detail, a rich variety of sources, and a large array of explanations/interpretations.
This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and the generally interested reader in the areas of European Politics/Studies, British Politics, EU Politics/Studies, Area Studies and International Relations.
Praise for the 2nd edition:
"David Gowland presents a clear and very comprehensive account of Britain’s troubled relationship with European integration from the post-war period through decades of EU membership to the complexities of Brexit."
Simon Bulmer, University of Sheffield, UK
Praise for this edition:
“The third edition of David Gowland’s Britain and the European Union offers a detailed and engaging account of the troubled relationship between Britain and the EU, from the post-war period to Starmer’s Labour government. Written in a clear and accessible way, it is an excellent reference textbook for undergraduate students. It is also highly recommended reading for anyone in continental Europe seeking to better understand the long-term causes, key facts, and political implications of Brexit.”
Edoardo Bressanelli, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
“This timely third edition provides students and general readers with a compact and accessible analysis of Britain’s long and troubled relationship with European integration. Covering the period from 1945 to the present, it explains Britain’s absence from the founding of the European Community, its complex membership from 1973, the politics and consequences of Brexit, and contemporary dilemmas of UK–EU relations after withdrawal. Cogently written, this historically informed analysis is a valuable guide to one of the central questions in modern British politics.”
Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
ISBN: 9781032914428
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 911g
422 pages
3rd edition