British Politics
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Britain and Europe
A Political History Since 1918
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...
Published October 12th 2010 by Routledge
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Britain and European Integration since 1945
On the Sidelines
This book provides both a comprehensive introduction and a perceptive examination of Britain’s relations with the European Community and the European Union since 1945, combining an historical account with political analysis to illustrate the changing and multifaceted nature of British and European...
Published October 26th 2009 by Routledge
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German Unification 1989-90
Documents on British Policy Overseas, Series III, Volume VII
Series: Whitehall Histories
This volume is comprised of a collection of diplomatic documents covering British reactions to, and policy towards, the collapse of the German Democratic Republic and the unification of Germany in 1989-90. The peaceful unification of Germany in 1989-90 brought a dramatic end to the Cold War. This...
Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
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Politics and Religion in the United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics
This important new volume seeks to provide significant contribution to our understanding of religion and politics, demonstrating through comparisons with other countries the unusually complex nature of the interaction of religion and politics in the United Kingdom. Bruce provides a detailed and...
Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge
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The Official History of Britain and the European Community, Vol. II
From Rejection to Referendum, 1963-1975
Series: Government Official History Series
This is the second volume in The Official History of Britain and the European Community, and describes the events from 1963 up until the British referendum on the Common Market in 1975. In 1963, General de Gaulle dashed Prime Minister Macmillan’s hopes of taking Britain into the European...
Published July 1st 2012 by Routledge
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The UK General Election of 2010
Explaining the Outcome
The 2010 general election was the most eagerly awaited contest in Britain since 1997. With opinion polls showing a closing gap between the parties, the result was uncertain right up to polling day. In the end, the election was particularly noteworthy for three reasons. First of all, there were...
Published September 21st 2011 by Routledge
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Transformational Diplomacy after the Cold War
Britain’s Know How Fund in Post-Communist Europe, 1989-2003
Series: Whitehall Histories
This book examines the 'Know How Fund', Britain’s bilateral technical assistance programme in post-communist central and eastern Europe, devised in response to the end of the Cold War. The Know How Fund (KHF) was the technical assistance programme which Margaret Thatcher’s government launched in...
Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge