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The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy
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9781844677757
ISBN13:
9781844677757
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The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy
$29.95
$28.29
Sale 6%
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.
| Author: Tom Nairn |
| Publisher: Verso |
| Publication Date: Nov 07, 2011 |
| Number of Pages: 440 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1844677753 |
| ISBN-13: 9781844677757 |