The Enchanted Glass
Britain and Its Monarchy

The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy by Tom Nairn (Paperback) (ISBN: 9781844677757)

"A long and brilliant meditation on the nature of the British state, its identity and national culture ... one of the most powerful and original pieces of writing I have ever read on the subject." London Review of Books

"Dazzling, cliche-nailing... The first serious study for more than a hundred years to take a coldly analytical look at this most emotion-charged part of our heritage, it reflects a growing sense of the peculiarity of it all." The Observer

In this acclaimed meditation on the British state, its identity and culture, Tom Nairn sees the monarchy both as its apex and its essence, the symbol of a national backwardness. This powerful, analytical, and bitterly funny book lays bare Britain's peculiar, pseudo-modern, national identity, one that remains fixated on the Crown and its constitutional framework, the "parliamentary sovereignty" of Westminster.

Tom Nairn's many books include The Break-up of Britain, Faces of Nationalism, After Britain, and The Enchanted Glass. He writes for, among others, New Left Review and the London Review of Books.

"A long and brilliant meditation on the nature of the British state, its identity and national culture ... one of the most powerful and original pieces of writing I have ever read on the subject." London Review of Books

 

ISBN	1844677753
ISBN13	9781844677757
Publisher	Verso Books
Format	Paperback
Publication date	05/09/2011
Pages	448
Weight (grammes)	454
Published in	United Kingdom
Height (mm)	198
Width (mm)	129

Tom Nairn's many books include The Break-up of Britain, Faces of Nationalism, After Britain, and The Enchanted Glass. He writes for, among others, New Left Review and the London Review of Books.