Nation, Class and Resentment

The Politics of National Identity in England, Scotland and Wales
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-349-69113-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Reihe: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series

Explores nation, class and identity within the context of a declining and increasingly devolved Britain
Examines new and recent expressions of English and British identity

Looks at identities from a wider and comparative view of Britain and Britishness, making purposeful comparisons between England, Scotland and Wales

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fenton, Steve

Mann, Robin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Nation and Class in Twenty First Century Britain.- 2. Resentment, Classes and National sentiments.- 3. Class and Majority English Identities.- 4. The Politics of English Identity and Nationalism.- 5. The Nationalist Alternative: Nation and Class in Scotland.- 6. Wales, Nationalism and the Politics of Resentment.- 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Robin Mann is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Bangor University, UK and a member of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD). His research interests are national identity, nationalism, class and civil society and he has published widely in international journals on these topics. His current research is focused on understanding change in civic participation in Wales as part of the ESRC/WISERD Civil Society Research Centre.

Steve Fenton is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Bristol, UK. He is a member of Bristol's Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship. He has researched and published widely in the fields of ethnicity, health, employment, education, and more recently and national identity and nationalism.