Britain on the Edge of Europe

Concentrating on Britain's peripheral geographical position,Britain on the Edge of Europediscusses the country's place in Europe (past, present and future) and challenges current opinion that trade and prosperity are dependent on participation in the European Union. There has been a dramatic re-orientation of Britain's trade towards Europe in the post-war period and the book explores the impact, economically and politically, of this increase, debating its importance for future trade relations. Using both original research and a fundamental re-evaluation of established opinion, this book provides a contemporary and challenging analysis of the country's future prosperity on the geographical periphery of the European Union.

Michael Chisholm is Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge.