In this new, expanded edition, Nairn reviews the issues and arguments of his classic study, and maintains that the break-up of Britain has advanced with quite unforeseen speed. The shapes of the British crisis, in its latest stage are visible in Thatcher's 'phoney counter-revolution', the convulsions of Labour and the rise of the Social Democrats. The shape of a possible resolution may be glimpsed in the development of the Alternative Economic Strategy and in an 'alternative political strategy' capable of responding the the now more radical nationalisms of Scotland and Wales. This expanded version of The Break-Up of Britain is frank in reconsidering the arguments of the first edition and vigorous in developing them into the present. It will confirm Nairn's matchless standing on the left as an analyst of British politics.

About the Author
Tom Nairn was born in Fife in 1932. A leading figure in the post-war New Left, he is generally acknowledged as the most influential Scottish intellectual of his generation. His other books include The Left Against Europe? and The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy.

Reviews
Densely and brilliantly argued ... original and perceptive. * Economist *
Burning-glass of a mind ... disconcerting in its withering contempt not only for the British state but for everything associated with it. * Guardian *
Vitriolic wit ... The method is resolutely materialist. * Time Out *



Book Information
ISBN 9780860917069
Author Tom Nairn
Format Paperback
Page Count 410
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 464g