Governing England English identity and institutions in a changing United Kingdom
England is ruled directly from Westminster by institutions and parties that are both English and British. The non-recognition of England reflects a long-standing assumption of 'unionist statecraft' that to draw a distinction between what is English and what is British risks destabilising t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Proceedings of the British Academy / Proceedings of the British Academy
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | England is ruled directly from Westminster by institutions and parties that are both English and British. The non-recognition of England reflects a long-standing assumption of 'unionist statecraft' that to draw a distinction between what is English and what is British risks destabilising the union state. The text examines evidence that this conflation of England and Britain is growing harder to sustain in view of increasing political divergence between the nations of the UK and the awakening of English national identity |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191879609 |