What does it mean to say you're English, Scottish, British? Does it matter much to people? Has devolution and constitutional change made a difference to national identity? Does the future of the UK depend on whether or not people think they are British? Social and political scientists answer these q
National Identity, Nationalism and Constitutional Change
โ Scribed by Frank Bechhofer, David McCrone (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 223
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
National Identity, Nationalism and Constitutional Change....Pages 1-16
Identity Matters: On the Importance of Scottish Identity for Scottish Society....Pages 17-40
England Awakes? Trends in National Identity in England....Pages 41-63
Being Scottish....Pages 64-94
Political Attitudes and National Identities in Scotland and England....Pages 95-121
Drifting Apart? Media in Scotland and England after Devolution....Pages 122-143
Small Fortunes: Nationalism, Capitalism and Changing Identities....Pages 144-162
Universities and Nations in Britain in the Twentieth Century....Pages 163-188
Conclusion: The Politics of Identity....Pages 189-205
Back Matter....Pages 206-211
โฆ Subjects
Political Sociology; British Politics; Political Theory; Anthropology; Personality and Social Psychology; Political Science
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