Euroscepticism in Contemporary British Politics
Subtitle: Opposition to Europe in the Conservative and Labour Parties
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780203402665
Subjects: Great Britain; European Union
Description: Anthony Forster argues that euroscepticism displays the seeds of becoming a new faith. This challenging new history of euroscepticism will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students of politics and European studies.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Defining and explaining Euroscepticism; Opposition to Europe, 1945 1969; British entry to the Common Market, 1970 1974; The referendum on Britain's continued membership of the European Community; Changing attitudes to Europe, 1979 1990; The struggle against Political Union, 1990 1993; The struggle against Monetary Union, 1992 2001; Patterns and trends in Euroscepticism; Bibliography; Index.