Richard Davis Unisex Multicolor Britain, France & The Battle For The Leadership Of Europe

Richard Davis

Britain, France and the Battle for the Leadership of Europe, 1957-2007Author(s): Richard Davis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032149004, 978-1032149004\nSynopsis\nThe book gives an account of an essential part of Britains troubled relationship with the rest of Europe after 1945 particularly considering the rivalry of France and Britain between 1945 and 2007. \n\nThe record of Britains relations with the rest of Europe, and in particular with France, from 1945 onwards was seen by the politicians and diplomats in charge of foreign policy very much in terms of a diplomatic battle. This is paradoxical given that European integration was supposedly aiming to create a European community. Although Britain has usually been seen as an at-best half-hearted participant in European integration, it nonetheless maintained its ambition to assume the leadership of Europe. This inevitably led to a confrontation with France wh.