02861nam 2200589 a 450 991081392870332120230607213356.01-84964-057-20-585-43368-2(CKB)111056486518374(StDuBDS)AH23054320(SSID)ssj0000208413(PQKBManifestationID)11201333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000208413(PQKBWorkID)10239739(PQKB)11546658(MiAaPQ)EBC3386365(Au-PeEL)EBL3386365(CaPaEBR)ebr10479908(CaONFJC)MIL987588(OCoLC)51060958(EXLCZ)9911105648651837420001027d2001 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrNationalism, devolution, and the challenge to the United Kingdom state /Arthur AugheyLondon ;Sterling, Va. Pluto Press20011 online resource (224 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-1521-6 0-7453-1526-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Questions -- pt. 2. Narratives -- pt. 3. Futures.With the advent of devolution, it is clear that the British Constitution is currently undergoing a period of dynamic transformation. England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales were slowly united by conquest and treaty over the last 300 years, a unity which was only broken by the 1922 agreement that split Ireland in two. The last 50 years have seen the collapse of empire, and while the pull of local nationalism within the United Kingdom continues to strengthen, integrative narratives of Britishness weaken. In this insightful book, Arthur Aughey outlines the changing character of the United Kingdom polity, and examines the developing debate about the meaning of the Union in the context of New Labour/New Britain. In a systematic survey of historical, theoretical and political reflection on the nature of Britishness, he questions what the Union once was, what it means now and what it might become, taking into account the challenge posed by internal divisions along with the problems posed by European integration and globalization.RegionalismGreat BritainDecentralization in governmentGreat BritainNationalismGreat BritainRegionalismDecentralization in governmentNationalism320.941Aughey Arthur1704695MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813928703321Nationalism, devolution, and the challenge to the United Kingdom state4090865UNINA