National Statecraft and European Integration 1979-1997: The Conservative Government and the European Union, 1979-97

by Jim Buller

This book examines Britian's reputation as an "awkward partner" in the E.U. Jim Buller focuses on the policy of successive Conservative governments, asking why one of the most electorally successful political parties in the twentieth century eventually tore itself apart over Europe.Isolating key events, Buller analyzes the motivations of the Conservative governments. He argues that far from being a "semi-detatched" partner, British economic policy was increasingly Europeanized" during this period.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 2000