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Overview
In this acclaimed study of British statehood, identity and culture, Tom Nairn deftly dispels the conviction that the Royal Family is nothing more than an amusing relic of feudalism or a mere tourist attraction. Instead, he argues that the monarchy is both apex and essence of the British state, the symbol of a national backwardness. In this fully updated edition, Nairn's powerful and bitterly comic prose lays bare Britain's peculiar, pseudo-modern, national identity--which remains stubbornly fixated on the Crown and its constitutional framework, the "parliamentary sovereignty" of Westminster.
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- ISBN-13: 9781844677757
- ISBN-10: 1844677753
- Publisher: Verso
- Publish Date: November 2011
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 440
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