A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop (Pelican Books)
A succinct, expert guide to how we got to Brexit After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O’Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowhere: it is the culmination of events that have been under way for decades and have historical roots stretching back well beyond
A succinct, expert guide to how we got to Brexit
After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O’Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowhere: it is the culmination of events that have been under way for decades and have historical roots stretching back well beyond that. Brexit has a history.
O’Rourke, one of the leading economic historians of his generation, explains not only how British attitudes to Europe have evolved, but also how the EU’s history explains why it operates as it does today – and how that history has shaped the ways in which it has responded to Brexit. Why are the economics, the politics and the history so tightly woven together? Crucially, he also explains why the question of the Irish border is not just one of customs and trade, but for the EU goes to the heart of what it is about. The way in which British, Irish and European histories continue to interact with each other will shape the future of Brexit – and of the continent.
Calm and lucid, A Short History of Brexit rises above the usual fray of discussions to provide fresh perspectives and understanding of the most momentous political and economic change in Britain and the EU for decades.
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Too partial Augh. This is such a missed opportunity. The book is excellent on certain aspects of the whole Brexit debate. Especially the Irish border problem and continued mistakes by the British government.But it is so skewed to the Brexit Bad narratology that the author misses a number of crucial points that explain why Britain voted out. For instance:-the EU’s interference with the Italian government-the EU overriding the Greek budget-concerns over Juncker’s…
A good account, though some bias against Brexit For the record, I voted Leave, though Iâm not a hardline Brexiteer.This book was originally written for a French audience to help them âmake sense of what was happening on the other side of the English Channelâ. As an Irishman working and living some of the time in France, OâRourke can be expected to provide a different slant on Brexit from a British author.Although I take exception to some of the views in the book, it has partially enlightened me on the complexities of…
Useful account of UK and EU positions, but spoilt by lack of global context I am from Asia , and so this was a helpful technical account of how the EU and UK have developed different positions. Especially the first half. But its failure to place the events in global context leads to very poor analysis, which is surprising for a professor of economic history. This spoils the book. No mention of the relative decline of Europe compared to Asia, especially since 2008, and how different European countries have responded to this challenge in different ways. e.g relative…