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Old Nations, Auld Enemies, New Times

Old Nations, Auld Enemies, New Times Selected Essays by Tom Nairn

Second edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

For the last fifty years Tom Nairn has been one of Britain's most consistently provocative and influential voices.

No other writer has left so deep an impression on main stream debates about Scotland, Britain and nationalism. No other writer has so thoroughly interrogated the United Kingdom's post-war crisis and decline.

Old Nations, Auld Enemies, New Times brings together the full span of Nairn's work, from his ground-breaking analysis of the British state in the 1960s and '70s to his more recent examinations of globalisation, the English question and Scotland's independence referendum. Nairn stands alongside the great Scottish intellectual and literary figures of recent decades. Old Nations is the definitive Nairn collection - and an indispensable guide for anyone looking to understand the current moment in Scottish and British politics.

About the Publisher

Luath Press

Luath Press takes its name from Robert Burns, whose little collie Luath (Gael., swift or nimble) tripped up Jean Armour at a wedding and gave him the chance to speak to the woman who was to be his wife and the abiding love of his life. Burns called one of The Twa Dogs Luath after Cuchullin's hunting dog in Ossian's Fingal . Luath Press was established in 1981 in the heart of Burns country, and is now based a few steps up the road from Burns' first lodgings on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Luath offers you distinctive writing with a hint of unexpected pleasures.

Book information

ISBN: 9781910745755
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Imprint: Luath Press
Pub date:
Edition: Second edition
DEWEY: 320.5409411
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 200g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 10mm