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The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy Book

The Enchanted Glass Acclaimed anatomy of Britain's relationship with its monarchy, by foremost historian of nationalism. Full descriptionRead More

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  • Foyles

    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.

  • Blackwell

    Acclaimed anatomy of Britain's relationship with its monarchy, by foremost historian of nationalism. In this acclaimed meditation on the British state, its identity and culture, Tom Nairn sees the monarchy both as its apex and its essence...

  • 1844677753
  • 9781844677757
  • Tom Nairn
  • 19 September 2011
  • Verso
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 448
  • 2nd Revised edition
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