The New Left, National Identity, and the Break-Up of Britain
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In this insightful work Wade Matthews considers the views of Britain's major New Left thinkers E.P. Thompson, Raymond Williams, Perry Anderson, Stuart Hall, and Tom Nairn on various 'national questions'. From decolonization to the nationalist implications of Thatcherism, this work charts the continuities and fissures between various New Left perspectives and what has been called 'the break-up of Britain.'
Author Bios
Wade Matthews completed his PhD in history at the University of Strathclyde in 2007. Recently, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Trent University and York University. His work has appeared inLabour/Le Travail, International Review of Social History, and Socialist Studies.
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Publication date: August 19, 2014
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. History and Historiography of the New Left in Britain
2. Socialist Intellectuals and the National Question before 1956
3. E.P. Thompson in the Provinces
4. Raymond Williams’s Love of Country
5. Stuart Hall’s Identities
6. Perry Anderson against the National Culture
7. Tom Nairn on Hating Britain Properly
Conclusion
References
Index
