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Britain's Europe

- A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation
Af: Brendan Simms Engelsk Paperback

Britain's Europe

- A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation
Af: Brendan Simms Engelsk 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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''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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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780141983905
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0141983906
Kategori: Storbritannien
Udg. Dato: 1 jun 2017
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 132mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 1 jun 2017
Forfatter(e): Brendan Simms
Forfatter(e) Brendan Simms

Kategori Storbritannien

ISBN-13 9780141983905

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 352

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 132mm

Udg. Dato 1 jun 2017

Oplagsdato 1 jun 2017

Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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