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OverviewIn this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the ‘slow foundering’ of the United Kingdom on the rocks of imperial decline, constitutional anachronism and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between the nationalisms of the British Isles and those of the wider world, thoughtful in its treatment of the interaction between nationality and social class, The Break-Up of Britain concludes with a bravura essay on the Janus-faced nature of national identity. Postscripts from the Thatcher and Blair years trace the political strategies whose upshot accelerated the demise of a British state they were intended to serve. As a second Scottish independence referendum beckons, a new Introduction by Anthony Barnett underlines the book’s enduring relevance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom Nairn , Anthony BarnettPublisher: Verso Books Imprint: Verso Books Edition: 3rd New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.377kg ISBN: 9781781683200ISBN 10: 1781683204 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 27 April 2021 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe most forceful and original mind to confront, demask and anatomise the British state. -Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books A luminous guide to the morbidities unleashed by the relentless machinery of post-imperial decline. -Paul Gilroy Tom Nairn pioneered critical retrospect of the United Kingdom, and scandalised people by looking forward calmly to its disintegration. -Perry Anderson A creative intellectual toolkit for a political emergency, assisting Scots, Welsh and English democrats alike to finally break the chains of Westminster. -Hilary Wainwright Densely and brilliantly argued ... original and perceptive. -Economist Burning-glass of a mind ... disconcerting in its withering contempt not only for the British state but for everything associated with it. -Guardian Vitriolic wit ... The method is resolutely materialist. -Time Out The intellectual godfather of modern Scottish nationalism. -Herald The most forceful and original mind to confront, demask and anatomise the British state. --Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books A luminous guide to the morbidities unleashed by the relentless machinery of post-imperial decline. --Paul Gilroy Tom Nairn pioneered critical retrospect of the United Kingdom, and scandalised people by looking forward calmly to its disintegration. --Perry Anderson A creative intellectual toolkit for a political emergency, assisting Scots, Welsh and English democrats alike to finally break the chains of Westminster. --Hilary Wainwright Densely and brilliantly argued ... original and perceptive. --Economist Burning-glass of a mind ... disconcerting in its withering contempt not only for the British state but for everything associated with it. --Guardian Vitriolic wit ... The method is resolutely materialist. --Time Out The intellectual godfather of modern Scottish nationalism. --Herald Author InformationTom Nairn's many books include The Break-up of Britain, Faces of Nationalism, After Britain, and The Enchanted Glass. He writes for, among others, New Left Review and the London Review of Books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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