Book : This Sovereign Isle Britain In And Out Of Europe -...

-Titulo Original : This Sovereign Isle Britain In And Out Of Europe

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A leading pro-Brexit intellectual examines the historical context of the referendum vote, engaging with the arguments and fears of both sides Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of European country as Germany, Poland or Hungary. For most of the 150 centuries during which Britain has been inhabited it has been on the edge, culturally and literally, of mainland Europe. In this succinct book, Tombs shows that the decision to leave the EU is historically explicable - though not made historically inevitable - by Britains very different historical experience, especially in the twentieth century, and because of their more extensive and deeper ties outside Europe. He challenges the orthodox view that Brexit was due solely to British or English exceptionalism: in choosing to leave the EU, the British, he argues, were in many ways voting as typical Europeans. About the Author Robert Tombs is Emeritus Professor of French History at Cambridge, and a Fellow of St Johns College. Most of his writing and teaching has been on French and European history and on Franco-British relations, for which he was awarded the Palmes Academiques by the French government. Since his foray into English history, with the publication of The English and Their History in 2014, he has become a frequent commentator on contemporary issues, and is co-editor of the pro-Brexit academic website Briefings for Britain.