The Break-Up of Britain

by Tom Nairn

Book Overview

The classic text, with a new introduction by Anthony Barnett

In this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the "slow foundering" of the United Kingdom on the rocks of constitutional anachronism, its fall from empire and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between the nationalisms of the British Isles and those of the wider world, The Break-Up of Britain concludes by reflecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781683204
• ISBN13: 9781781683200
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"