Unionism in the United Kingdom, 1918-1974

by Paul Ward

Book Overview

This book examines the range and complexity of unionist political identities, ideas and beliefs in the non-English parts of the United Kingdom in the mid-twentieth century. It discusses the careers of eight politicians from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and uncovers the varieties of unionism that held the multi-national UK together. Challenging the idea that Britain was in the process of breaking up, it argues that the Union provided a focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349519359
• ISBN13: 9781349519354
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"