The balancing act : national identity and sovereignty for Britain in Europe
by Atsuko Ichijo
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This is a careful examination of the historical formation of Britain and of key moments in its relations with the European powers. The author looks at the governing discourses of politicians, the mass media, and the British people. The rhetoric of sovereignty among political elites and the population at large is found to conceive of Britain's engagement with Europe as a zero-sum game. A second theme is the power of geographical images - island Britain - in feeding the idea of the British show more nation as by nature separate and autonomous. It follows that the EU is seen as 'other' and involvement in E show lessTags
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Atsuko Ichijo is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University, UK. Her most recent publication is Europe, Nations and Modernity.
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