
The Labour Party and European Integration
A Biographical Approach
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About this book
This book uses a biographical approach to explore the Labour Party's relationship with European integration, moving beyond simple 'pro' or 'anti' labels to showcase the complexity of views that have existed.
Its positioning within the 'biographical turn' emphasizes the importance of formative experiences in shaping such viewpoints - held by both familiar figures and more underappreciated voices. Taking a broad view of Labour history, the book covers the roots of Labour's diverse thinking on integration from the 1920s to the recent past. Its significant intervention in the fields of Labour Party history, European integration studies, and history through biography, helps provide essential historical context for understanding Labour's current European policies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Biographical Approach to the Study of Labour and European Integration
- 2 R.W.G. Mackay: The Lone Federalist
- 3 Fenner Brockway: A Barrier to War and a Bridge to Peace
- 4 Denis Healey: Agnostic or the Original Eurosceptic?
- 5 Hugh Gaitskell: Reassessing the Roots of ‘A Thousand Years of History’
- 6 Harold Wilson: ‘No More Difficult Task’ than Europe
- 7 Shirley Williams: ‘Breaking the Mould’?
- 8 Douglas Jay: After the Common Market?
- 9 Judith Hart: Labour’s Internationalist Eurosceptic
- 10 Richard Crossman: From Europeanist to Little Englander
- 11 Roy Jenkins: The Frustrations of Pro-European Constancy
- 12 Barbara Castle: Fighting All the Way
- 13 Tony Blair: A European Journey
- 14 Diane Abbott: Complex Ambivalence and European Integration
- 15 Reflections on a Biographical Approach to the Labour Party and European Integration
- Index