LEADER 02861nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910813928703321 005 20230607213356.0 010 $a1-84964-057-2 010 $a0-585-43368-2 035 $a(CKB)111056486518374 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23054320 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000208413 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11201333 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000208413 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10239739 035 $a(PQKB)11546658 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386365 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386365 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479908 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987588 035 $a(OCoLC)51060958 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486518374 100 $a20001027d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNationalism, devolution, and the challenge to the United Kingdom state /$fArthur Aughey 210 $aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. $cPluto Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-1521-6 311 $a0-7453-1526-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Questions -- pt. 2. Narratives -- pt. 3. Futures. 330 $bWith 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. 606 $aRegionalism$zGreat Britain 606 $aDecentralization in government$zGreat Britain 606 $aNationalism$zGreat Britain 615 0$aRegionalism 615 0$aDecentralization in government 615 0$aNationalism 676 $a320.941 700 $aAughey$b Arthur$01704695 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813928703321 996 $aNationalism, devolution, and the challenge to the United Kingdom state$94090865 997 $aUNINA