Bücher der Reihe Contemporary History in Context

This book is the first to concentrate on the British attempt to place the EEC within a larger Free Trade Area. The book therefore extends the debate by presenting a full historical analysis of Britain's response to the creation of the European Community.

The surrender of Hong Kong to the Japanese in December 1941 started the collapse of British power in the Far East. New light is shed on the multi-faceted Anglo-American relationship, the significance of Britain's 'imperial mentality', and China's claim to the colony.

Since 1945, Britain's political and cultural landscape has been transformed by social movements campaigning on issues of gender, race, disability, sexuality, the environment and peace.

This book presents a radical reappraisal of British policy towards West German rearmament until the Federal Republic's incorporation into NATO and contains a series of major new theses on British attitudes towards European integration, Anglo-Soviet relations and the 'Special Relationship'.

In arguing that Thatcher's attempt to reconcile economic liberalism with political nationalism in a more assertive foreign policy prefigured the emerging statecraft of post-Cold War great power politics, Paul Sharp demonstrates why studying her successes and failures offers an invaluable guide for policy-makers around the world today.

The essays in Northcliffe's Legacy explore the popular press since 1896 - from Harmsworth's Daily Mail to Maxwell's Mirror . Topics include: the sorry tale of the Daily Herald ; The history of the popular press has always been about more than big headlines and big profit margins, as this volume successfully demonstrates.