{"product_id":"britain-in-fragments-why-things-are-falling-apart-9781526164582","title":"Britain in Fragments: Why Things are Falling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain today is falling apart. One of the most dominant states in world history finds itself confronted with growing demands for nationalist secessionism. Brexit has already secured its break from the European Union while looming Scottish independence promises to undermine the integrity of the British state. Meanwhile, class, gender, regional and generational inequalities are deepening while endemic racism has been re-invigorated. How has it come to this?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritain in fragments\u003c\/i\u003e traces how the historic pillars sustaining the democratic settlement have begun to crumble. This stability was constructed amid a century of imperial expansion abroad and working-class struggles for justice at home. The post-war welfare state was the apex of this historic arrangement; however, the ground beneath it began to shake as the processes of decolonisation and neoliberalism unfolded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book traces how successive Labour and Conservative governments have incrementally dismantled the democratic settlement. A bipartisan commitment to neoliberalism has culminated in a historic crisis of representation and legitimacy, opening the door to competing nationalist forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliantly readable and historically astute account of the point of collapse at which the entity called \"Britain\" finds itself today. Virdee and McGeever offer us a pithy and compelling story of where we are, how we got here and how it may yet be possible to rediscover the emancipatory impulses that will set us free from this quagmire.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePriyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies, University of Cambridge, and author of \u003ci\u003eInsurgent Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly brilliant razor-sharp analysis of how political and capitalist elites destroyed the promise of British democracy by systematically dividing the post-imperial multi-ethnic working classes. Our only hope, as this book concludes, resides in radical collective action against resurgent nationalisms and the forces of capitalist exploitation.'  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImogen Tyler, Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a book about the falling apart of modern Britain. But it is not a typical treatise on Brexit. Utilising their joint expertise on class, race and nationalism, Virdee and McGeever dare to weave a narrative of multiple fragmentations: imperial, devolutional and regional. Their bold argument diagnoses the current fragility of democracy with unusual clarity. It is essential reading for all who wish to build a deeper and more meaningful democratic settlement.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobbie Shilliam, Professor of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Why is Britain fragmenting? This is the provocative question that lies at the heart of this book. It provides a reasoned and insightful exploration of the reasons that have led to the present situation with its recurrent uncertainties, both politically and socially. It is a must-read for all those who are trying to make sense of how we have got here and fear where we may be going.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Solomos, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eBritain in Fragments takes on an ostensibly familiar history of class conflict and intra-class accommodations, from the Victorian bourgeoisie’s struggle against the new industrial proletariat to the post-war social democratic interregnum and the neoliberal hegemony at the turn of the millennium. But the story is told in\u003cbr\u003ea fresh, expansive and illuminating way through the integration of the key shaping factors of empire, nationalism and racism.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Wearing, \u003ci\u003eRed Pepper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 A flawed democracy\u003cbr\u003e2 The underside of the welfare state\u003cbr\u003e3 Anti-racism, socialist utopias and neoliberal reaction\u003cbr\u003e4 New Labour and remaking class\u003cbr\u003e5 Austerity, Scottish independence, Brexit\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: amid the ruins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041031291223,"sku":"9781526164582","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/britain-in-fragments-why-things-are-falling-apart-9781526164582","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}