Britain's policy towards the European community : Harold Wilson and Britain's world role, 1964-1967 /

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Author / Creator:	Parr, Helen, 1974-
Imprint:	Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 231 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	British foreign and colonial policy Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy.
Subject:	Wilson, Harold, -- 1916-1995 -- Relations with Europeans. Wilson, Harold, -- 1916-1995 Diplomatic relations. Relations with Europeans. Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1964-1979. European Union countries -- Foreign relations. Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Europe. Europe. European Union countries. Great Britain. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11298554

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ISBN:	0203310292 9780203310298 9780714656144 0714656143 9786610267781 6610267782 1135767572 9781135767570
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Harold Wilson's apparent volte-face on European Community membership in the autumn of 1966 has long puzzled commentators and Wilson's colleagues alike. Based on interviews, private papers and recently released evidence from the National Archives, this book provides a fresh interpretation of Wilson's policy towards the European Community.Studying the development of Britain's policy between 1964 when Harold Wilson took office, and 1967 when the French President General de Gaulle vetoed Britain's membership application for a second time, this book examines the rationale behind the Briti.
Other form:	Print version: Parr, Helen, 1974- Britain's policy towards the European community. Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006 0714656143

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Michael Palliser
Harold Wilson, Britain's world role and the European community, October 1964 to January 1965
Bridge-building and the empty chair : British policy towards the European community, February 1965 to February 1966
The politics of decision, March to October 1966
Free-wheeling with the general : the formation and conduct of the probe of the six, November 1966 to March 1967
Finding a role? : cabinet's acceptance of the European application, March to April 1967
The long haul to membership? : May to December 1967.

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