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The United Kingdom is weakening. Alvin Jackson examines the UK in the light of the experience of similar union states elsewhere, offering the first sustained comparative study across the long nineteenth century and beyond, drawing conclusions which shed new light on the particular history, condition, and fate of the UK.

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1: Introduction: the United Kingdom and its analogues 2: The unions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1535-1922): case studies 3: European unions and beyond: case studies 4: Centripede: the institutional bolsters of union 5: Alternative unions: federalism 6: Centrifuge: why do unions fail? 7: Untied kingdoms: past politics and present history Select union chronology (covering the issues and events addressed in the study)

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 07/08/2023
      ISBN13: 9780192883742, 978-0192883742
      ISBN10: 0192883747
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      History European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The United Kingdom is weakening. Alvin Jackson examines the UK in the light of the experience of similar union states elsewhere, offering the first sustained comparative study across the long nineteenth century and beyond, drawing conclusions which shed new light on the particular history, condition, and fate of the UK.

      Table of Contents
      1: Introduction: the United Kingdom and its analogues 2: The unions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1535-1922): case studies 3: European unions and beyond: case studies 4: Centripede: the institutional bolsters of union 5: Alternative unions: federalism 6: Centrifuge: why do unions fail? 7: Untied kingdoms: past politics and present history Select union chronology (covering the issues and events addressed in the study)

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