This Sovereign Isle: Britain in and Out of Europe

by Robert Tombs

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241480388
• ISBN13: 9780241480380
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.6"