Pariah is a retrospect of Tony Blair's recent New Labour
plebiscite, so far the most absurd 'election' of the twenty-first
century. After a much-vaunted Constitutional Revolution,
overwhelming victory was obtained on less than a quarter of the
electoral register, with more people abstaining than voted for
Blair. In 2000 the Constitution of the United States collapsed into
farce; in 2001 it was the turn of the United Kingdom, as the oldest
and most stable of Western democracies turned into a despised
pariah of the global age. 'How is Britain breaking up?' asks Tom
Nairn. Is there any chance or indeed any need of its being
repaired?
In this corrosive polemic Nairn argues that democratic and
constitutional reform alone provides an answer to such questions.
But the longer the British ancien regime endures, the less chance
there will be of such changes taking place by agreement. 'Reform or
perish' is the moral; but perish farther looks like the only way
towards reform.
General
Imprint: |
Verso Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2002 |
First published: |
September 2002 |
Authors: |
Tom Nairn
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Dimensions: |
198 x 142 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85984-657-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-85984-657-2 |
Barcode: |
9781859846575 |
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