Britain, The Commonwealth and Europe : The Commonwealth and Britain's Applications to Join the European Communities

He has published articles on the media and European integration, the European Parliament and the 'European-ness' of the Holocaust. xx Notes on the Contributors A. May (ed.), Britain, the Commonwealth and Europe Front Matter....Pages i-xx Britain, the Commonwealth and Europe: an Overview....Pages 1-8 ‘The Jolly Old Empire’: Labour, the Commonwealth and Europe, 1945–51....Pages 9-29 Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1950s....Pages 30-38 The Australian Department of Trade and the EEC, 1956–61....Pages 39-52 The Commonwealth in British European Policy: Politics and Sentiment, 1956–63....Pages 53-81 ‘Commonwealth or Europe?’: Macmillan’s Dilemma, 1961–63....Pages 82-110 Commonwealth International Financial Arrangements and Britain’s First Application to Join the EEC....Pages 111-131 The Labour Government, Commonwealth Policy, and the Second Application to Join the EEC, 1964–67....Pages 132-155 A Matter of Preference: the EEC and the Erosion of the Old Commonwealth Relationship....Pages 156-180 Back Matter....Pages 181-188 Britain's loss of its empire and its 'turn' to Europe are the two most striking features of its foreign policy in the thirty years after 1945. The contributors to this book examine the connection between the two processes. Utilizing a range of sources, the authors challenge conventional interpretations of the connection, and in doing so raise important questions about the nature, motivation, and effects of British policy. Britain's loss of its empire and its "turn" to Europe are the two most striking features of its foreign policy in the 30 years after 1945. The contributors to this book examine the connection between the two processes. Utilizing a range of sources, the authors challenge conventional interpretations of the connection, and in doing so raise important questions about the nature, motivation, and effects of British policy