Fleet Street, Press Barons and Politics provides a personal account of the tribulations of working as a journalist and editor during the 1930s. Collin Brooks recorded for posterity his observations of the journalistic, political, literary and financial sets in which he circulated. The journals open with Brooks working at the Financial News. His move to the Sunday Dispatch, his rise to the editorial chair, and his intimate friendship with Lord Rothermere ensure that these journals offer a unique insight into the operations and mentality of a press baron. Further, the diaries offer a perspective upon dissident right-wing Conservatism during the leaderships of Baldwin and Chamberlain, giving new insights into the debates over India, rearmament and foreign policy as well as the continued flirtations with Mosley and fascism. These readable, witty and fluent journals, skilfully edited by N. J. Crowson, offer a fascinating snapshot of Britain in the 1930s.

This textbook provides a comprehensive account of Britain's uneasy relationship with continental Europe from 1918 to the present day.

Unlike other books on the subject, the author considers 'Europe' in its broadest sense and examines a wider history than just Britain's relations with the European Union (EU). This includes pre-war history and the role of key political institutions outside the EU such as the Council of Europe and the Western European Union.

Subjects covered include:

• how the experience of the inter-war years and the Second World War helped shape attitudes towards the EU
• european perspectives on Britain as well as the other way round
• key theories on European integration
• the changing nature of Britain's global role
• issues of sovereignty and legitimacy
• the role of political parties and the Europeanisation of national government
• the rise of Euroscepticism in British politics and how ?Europe? has become entwined in the ideological battles of the main political parties.

Exploring the political, diplomatic and military relationship between Britain and Europe, this accessible and wide-ranging textbook is essential core reading for students of British and European history and politics.

A comprehensive account of Britain's uneasy relationship with continental Europe from the end of the First World War to the twenty-first century. Crowson considers 'Europe' in its broadest sense and examines prewar history and the role of key political institutions such as the Council of Europe and the Western European Union as well as Britain's relations with the European Union (EU).

Subjects covered include:

• 
  
• European perspectives on Britain as well as the other way round
• 
  
• Key theories on European integration
• 
  
• The changing nature of Britain's global role
• 
  
• Issues of sovereignty and legitimacy
• 
  
• The role of political parties and the Europeanization of national government
• 
  
• The rise of Euroscepticism in British politics

This is the most accessible and wide-ranging textbook on this subject and is ideal core reading for students of British and European history and politics.

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to British policy in Europe.

By exploring the schisms within the party over Europe, through primary source-based history and theoretical discourses of political science, N.J. Crowson gives the reader the best sense of understanding of how and why the Conservative party s policy attitudes to European integration have evolved.

The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945 adopts a thematic line based around two chronological periods, 1945 75 and 1975 2006, and uses different methodological approaches. It explores the shifting stances amongst Conservatives within an economic, political and international context as the party adjusted to the decline of Britain s world role and the loss of empire. Crowson analyzes Britain s role and relationship with Europe together with the study of the Conservative Party, and deals with economic, commercial and monetary issues, successfully bridging a serious gap in any discussion of the UK s relations with the European Union and appreciation of the political world in which Conservative European policy has been framed and pursued since 1945.

This book is recommended for background reading in undergraduate courses in British politics and European history.

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to British policy in Europe. By exploring the schisms within the party over Europe, through primary source-based history and theoretical discourses of political science, N.J. Crowson gives the reader the best sense of understanding of how and why the Conservative party's policy attitudes to European integration have evolved. The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945 adopts a thematic line based around two chronological periods, 1945-75 and 1975-2006, and uses different methodological approaches. It explores the shifting stances amongst Conservatives within an economic, political and international context as the party adjusted to the decline of Britain's world role and the loss of empire. Crowson analyzes Britain's role and relationship with Europe together with the study of the Conservative Party, and deals with economic, commercial and monetary issues, successfully bridging a serious gap in any discussion of the UK's relations with the European Union and appreciation of the political world in which Conservative European policy has been framed and pursued since 1945. This book is recommended for background reading in undergraduate courses in British politics and European history.