Synopses & Reviews
What does "European" mean? European identity has long been hotly debated and a cause of deep division both in political parties and in Britain at large. This book brings together powerful and cutting edge contributions from all sides of the debate over the past three decades from academics, journalists, business people, and politicians. Contributors include Margaret Thatcher and Eddie George. While concentrating on the question of identity, it takes a broad view on such issues as culture, monetary union, East-West rapprochement, and the role of the EU in the globalized world. This is an essential book for all those who wish to be informed about one of the most important issues of our time--a matter which affects us all.
Review
"This work brings together a collection of powerful essays...it will interest students, scholars, and commentators...."--Christopher Joyce, Knoweurope.net
"As the editor says, it makes essential reading for anyone who wants to do some real thinking about the issues."--Contemporary Review
About the Author
Christopher Joyce is a lecturer at the University of Surrey.
Table of Contents
Europe of the Mind--Michael Ignatieff * Ideas about "An Idea of Europe"--Richard Hoggart & Douglas Jordan * Perceiving the Uncomfortable Patterns of Change--Enoch Powell * Real Questions for Europe--Christopher Tugendhat * Is Mrs. Thatcher's Europe Realizable?--Douglas Evans * The Price of Union--David Howell * The European Tapestry--Flora Lewis * The European Family of Nations--Margaret Thatcher * 1988--Christie Davis * My Ten Most European Experiences--Cees Nooteboom * Modern Thoughts for Aquitaine--Kenneth Leach Pearson * Fresh Interest in European Civilization--CAO van Nieuwenhuijze * Britain's European Heritage--Norman Stone * A Question of Identity--Philip Schlesinger * Europe must Avoid the American Model--Janet Daley * Deeper and Wider--Ernest Wistrich * Safeguarding the British Constitution--Ronald Butt * My View of the Common European Home--Enoch Powell * Europe, America and Asia--Lord Rippon * The Future of Europe--Ted Dunn * Powerful People in the New Europe--George Bull * Money, Politics and Europe--Lord Dahrendorf * Political Union in Europe--Ronald Butt * The Representation of UK Interests in Europe--Ann Robinson * Book Review of Norman Davies' "Europe: A History"--Writer Unknown * Beyond Götterdammerung--Noriko Hama * Nigeria and Europe--Dele Oguntimoju