Vernon Bogdanor, "Britain and Europe in a Troubled World" (Yale UP, 2019)
Is Britain a part of Europe? The British have been ambivalent on this question since the Second World War, when the Western European nations sought to prevent the return of fascism by creating strong international ties throughout the Continent. Britain reluctantly joined the Common Market, the European Community, and ultimately the European Union, but its decades of membership never quite led it to accept a European orientation. In the view of the distinguished political scientist Vernon Bogdanor, the question of Britain\u2019s relationship to Europe is rooted in \u201cthe prime conflict of our time,\u201d the dispute between the competing faiths of liberalism and nationalism.\xa0Britain and Europe in a Troubled World\xa0(Yale UP, 2019) provides\xa0concise, expertly guided tour provides the essential background to the struggle over Brexit.\nCharles Coutinho Ph. D. of the Royal Historical Society, received his doctorate from New York University. His area of specialization is 19th and 20th-century European, American diplomatic and political history. He has written for Chatham House\u2019s International Affairs, the Institute of Historical Research's Reviews in History and the University of Rouen's online periodical Cercles.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law