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Britain's Europe - A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation (Paperback)
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Britain's Europe - A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation (Paperback)
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'Dazzling ... a trenchant, provocative account of the intimate
relations of Britain and Europe and how each shaped the other'
Prospect Magazine 'Elegant, refreshing and wide-ranging ... this is
essentially a brief history of the UK but a deliciously different
one' Literary Review Britain has always had a tangled, complex,
paradoxical role in Europe's history. It has invaded and been
invaded, changed sides, stood aloof, acted with both brazen
cynicism and the cloudiest idealism. Every century troops from the
British isles have marched across the mainland in pursuit of a
great complex of different goals, foremost among them the
intertwined defence of parliamentary liberty in Britain and the
'Liberties of Europe'. Dynastically Britain has been closely linked
to countries as varied as Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and
France. In this bracing and highly enjoyable book, Brendan Simms
describes the highlights and low-points in the Euro-British
encounter, from the Dark Ages to the present. The critical
importance of understanding this history is shown in the final
chapter, which dramatizes the issues around British relations with
the European Union. Britain's Europe is a vital intervention for
our times.
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