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Nationalism

Nationalism

Last updated: March 11, 2024

    The best books on Scottish Nationalism, recommended by Murray Leith

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    The best books on Scottish Nationalism - The Break-up of Britain by Tom Nairn

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    The Break-up of Britain
    by Tom Nairn

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    The best books on Scottish Nationalism - Independence or Union: Scotland’s Past and Scotland’s Present by Tom Devine

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    Independence or Union: Scotland’s Past and Scotland’s Present
    by Tom Devine

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    The best books on Scottish Nationalism - The Scottish Question by James Mitchell

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    The Scottish Question
    by James Mitchell

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    The best books on Scottish Nationalism - The Case for Scottish Independence: A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland by Ben Jackson

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    The Case for Scottish Independence: A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland
    by Ben Jackson

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    The best books on Scottish Nationalism - Cinico: Travels with a Good Professor at the Time of the Scottish Referendum by Allan Cameron

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    Cinico: Travels with a Good Professor at the Time of the Scottish Referendum
    by Allan Cameron

  • There has been a sharp rise in nationalist and pro-independence sentiment in Scotland since the resumption of the Scottish parliament in 1999. Here, the University of West Scotland political scientist Murray Leith reflects on the changing nature of Scottish identity and separatist visions, as he recommends five key books on Scottish nationalism.

  • The best books on Scottish Nationalism - The Break-up of Britain by Tom Nairn
  • The best books on Scottish Nationalism - Independence or Union: Scotland’s Past and Scotland’s Present by Tom Devine
  • The best books on Scottish Nationalism - The Scottish Question by James Mitchell
  • The best books on Scottish Nationalism - The Case for Scottish Independence: A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland by Ben Jackson
  • The best books on Scottish Nationalism - Cinico: Travels with a Good Professor at the Time of the Scottish Referendum by Allan Cameron

The best books on Scottish Nationalism, recommended by Murray Leith

There has been a sharp rise in nationalist and pro-independence sentiment in Scotland since the resumption of the Scottish parliament in 1999. Here, the University of West Scotland political scientist Murray Leith reflects on the changing nature of Scottish identity and separatist visions, as he recommends five key books on Scottish nationalism.

The best books on Scottish Nationalism, recommended by Murray Leith

    The best books on Irish Unionism, recommended by Murray Pittock

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    The best books on Irish Unionism - The Identity of Ulster: The Land, the Language and the People by Ian Adamson

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    The Identity of Ulster: The Land, the Language and the People
    by Ian Adamson

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    The best books on Irish Unionism - Irish Unionism by Patrick Buckland

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    Irish Unionism
    by Patrick Buckland

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    The best books on Irish Unionism - The Faithful Tribe: An Intimate Portrait of the Loyal Institutions by Ruth Dudley Edwards

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    The Faithful Tribe: An Intimate Portrait of the Loyal Institutions
    by Ruth Dudley Edwards

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    The best books on Irish Unionism - Home Rule: An Irish History 1800-2000 by Alvin Jackson

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    Home Rule: An Irish History 1800-2000
    by Alvin Jackson

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    The best books on Irish Unionism - The Orange Order: A Contemporary Northern Irish History by Eric Kaufmann

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    The Orange Order: A Contemporary Northern Irish History
    by Eric Kaufmann

  • As is the norm in many countries with proportional representation, the United Kingdom's government depends on a small political party to stay in power. Who are the Irish unionists? What is the ideology that guides them? Historian and pro-vice principal of Glasgow University, Murray Pittock, recommends the best books to read to better understand Irish unionism.

  • The best books on Irish Unionism - The Identity of Ulster: The Land, the Language and the People by Ian Adamson
  • The best books on Irish Unionism - Irish Unionism by Patrick Buckland
  • The best books on Irish Unionism - The Faithful Tribe: An Intimate Portrait of the Loyal Institutions by Ruth Dudley Edwards
  • The best books on Irish Unionism - Home Rule: An Irish History 1800-2000 by Alvin Jackson
  • The best books on Irish Unionism - The Orange Order: A Contemporary Northern Irish History by Eric Kaufmann

The best books on Irish Unionism, recommended by Murray Pittock

As is the norm in many countries with proportional representation, the United Kingdom’s government depends on a small political party to stay in power. Who are the Irish unionists? What is the ideology that guides them? Historian and pro-vice principal of Glasgow University, Murray Pittock, recommends the best books to read to better understand Irish unionism.

The best books on Irish Unionism, recommended by Murray Pittock

    The best books on Modern Irish History, recommended by Richard Bourke

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    The best books on Modern Irish History - A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce

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    A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
    by James Joyce

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    The best books on Modern Irish History - Modern Ireland: 1600-1972 by Roy Foster

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    Modern Ireland: 1600-1972
    by Roy Foster

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    The best books on Modern Irish History - War and an Irish Town by Eamonn McCann

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    War and an Irish Town
    by Eamonn McCann

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    The best books on Modern Irish History - States of Ireland by Conor Cruise O’Brien

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    States of Ireland
    by Conor Cruise O’Brien

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    The best books on Modern Irish History - Celtic Revivals: Essays in Modern Irish Literature by Seamus Deane

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    Celtic Revivals: Essays in Modern Irish Literature
    by Seamus Deane

  • A "powerful and aggravating absence of consensus" came to define the Irish political experience, says the historian Richard Bourke. Here he picks the best books for gaining a range of perspectives on Irish history, singling out James Joyce as offering insight into the divergence of nationalist opinion.

  • The best books on Modern Irish History - A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce
  • The best books on Modern Irish History - Modern Ireland: 1600-1972 by Roy Foster
  • The best books on Modern Irish History - War and an Irish Town by Eamonn McCann
  • The best books on Modern Irish History - States of Ireland by Conor Cruise O’Brien
  • The best books on Modern Irish History - Celtic Revivals: Essays in Modern Irish Literature by Seamus Deane

The best books on Modern Irish History, recommended by Richard Bourke

A “powerful and aggravating absence of consensus” came to define the Irish political experience, says the historian Richard Bourke. Here he picks the best books for gaining a range of perspectives on Irish history, singling out James Joyce as offering insight into the divergence of nationalist opinion.

The best books on Modern Irish History, recommended by Richard Bourke

    The best books on Britishness, recommended by Matthew Engel

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    The best books on Britishness - The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux

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    The Kingdom by the Sea
    by Paul Theroux

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    The best books on Britishness - Waterland by Graham Swift

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    Waterland
    by Graham Swift

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    The best books on Britishness - The British Common People by GDH Cole and Raymond Postgate

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    The British Common People
    by GDH Cole and Raymond Postgate

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    The best books on Britishness - Farewell the Trumpets by James Morris

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    Farewell the Trumpets
    by James Morris

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    The best books on Britishness - Collected Poems by John Betjeman

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    Collected Poems
    by John Betjeman

  • Britain is a bewilderingly motley nation of phlegmatic grumblers, says the author and editor Matthew Engel – a seaside resort-going, class-conscious people haunted by loss of empire, and we can’t even agree on what the country is called

  • The best books on Britishness - The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux
  • The best books on Britishness - Waterland by Graham Swift
  • The best books on Britishness - The British Common People by GDH Cole and Raymond Postgate
  • The best books on Britishness - Farewell the Trumpets by James Morris
  • The best books on Britishness - Collected Poems by John Betjeman

The best books on Britishness, recommended by Matthew Engel

Britain is a bewilderingly motley nation of phlegmatic grumblers, says the author and editor Matthew Engel – a seaside resort-going, class-conscious people haunted by loss of empire, and we can’t even agree on what the country is called

The best books on Britishness, recommended by Matthew Engel

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