Britain, the Commonwealth and Europe : an overview / Sir Donald Maitland -- 'Jolly old empire' : Labour, the Commonwealth and Europe, 1945-51 / David Russell -- Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1950s / Sir William Nicoll -- Australian Department of Trade and the EEC, 1956-61 / John B. O'Brien -- Commonwealth in British European policy : politics and sentiment, 1956-63 / George Wilkes -- 'Commonwealth or Europe?' : Macmillan's dilemma, 1961-63 / Alex May -- Commonwealth international financial arrangements and Britain's first application to join the EEC / Michael David Kandiah and Gillian Staerck -- Labour government, Commonwealth policy, and the second application to join the EEC, 1964-67 / Philip R. Alexander -- Matter of preference : the EEC and the erosion of the old Commonwealth relationship / Stuart Ward
Summary
Britain's loss of its empire and its "turn" to Europe are the two most striking features of its foreign policy in the 30 years after 1945. The contributors to this book examine the connection between the two processes. Utilizing a range of sources, the authors challenge conventional interpretations of the connection, and in doing so raise important questions about the nature, motivation, and effects of British policy
