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SUMMARY:To Be or Not to Be: British Approaches towards Europe in the Postw
 ar World - Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon\, Associate Professor of History\, Uni
 versity of Arkansas\, and Visiting Fellow\, Wolfson College
DTSTART:20131204T130000Z
DTEND:20131204T140000Z
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CONTACT:DJ Goode
DESCRIPTION:The post-war period in British history has proven to be one of
  remarkable change for the United Kingdom\, from the rapid dismantling of 
 the Empire through adjusting to a post-imperial role/identity to eventual 
 entry into the European Economic Community/European Union. When exploring 
 the latter\, scholars have frequently focused on the policy dynamics of Br
 itain's late entry into "Europe"\, questioning why Britain remained "on th
 e sidelines" and debating Britain's "missed opportunity". But what of the 
 period prior to British entry into the EEC? How did the government view Eu
 rope? What was the response of the British people to the European continen
 t? Without foreknowledge of how successful the Community would become\, ho
 w were British debates framed? Ultimately for the British in the post-war 
 period\, the question was 'To be or not to be . . . European'. In my talk 
 I will explore this crucial period in British history\, looking also at ho
 w Britain's end of empire and search for a post-imperial role shaped Briti
 sh approaches to Europe and even the rise of Euroscepticism as we move tow
 ards the present day.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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