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Yes to Europe! : the 1975 referendum and seventies Britain / Robert Saunders.

Author/creator Saunders, Robert, 1978- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Descriptionxiii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Machine generated contents note: Introduction: 'a fanfare for Europe'; Part I. Europe or Bust: 1. 'Opportunities and illusions': the road to 1975; 2. 'A device of dictators and demagogues': renegotiation to Referendum; 3. 'Support your local continent!' Britain in Europe; 4. 'Better out than in': the National Referendum Campaign; Part II. Themes and Issues: 5. 'The boardroom must lead!' Employers, unions and the economy; 6. 'Women and children first'; 7. 'Come to pray on Referendum day'; 8. 'No use talking about sovereignty'; 9. 'The new British Empire'; 10. 'Think of it as the common super-market'; Part III. The Unravelling of Britain?: 11. 'Ulster says yes!'; 12. Cymru yn Iwrop/ Wales in Europe; 13. 'The Scottish time-bomb'; Epilogue: we are all Europeans now.
Abstract "For too long we have walked in the shadows. It is time for us now to walk out into the light to find a new place, a new Britain in this new world. ... Let history record that when we were shown the way we took the way and walked out to meet our destiny. Edward Heath, 16 October 19711"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2017059348
ISBN9781108425353
ISBN1108425356 hardback
ISBN9781108442244 paperback
ISBN1108442242 paperback

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