The Northern Question: A History of A Divided Country - Couverture rigide

Hazeldine, Tom

 
9781786634061: The Northern Question: A History of A Divided Country

Synopsis

A history of the UK's regional inequalities, and why they matter
Britain has scarcely begun to come to terms with its recent upheavals, from the crisis over Brexit to the collapse of Labours red wall. What can explain such momentous shifts? In this essential work, Tom Hazeldine excavates the history of a divided country: North and South, industry versus finance, Whitehall and the left-behind. Only by fully registering these deep-seated tensions, he argues, can we make sense of the present moment. Hazeldine tracks the North-South divide over the longue durée, from the formation of an English state rooted in London and the south-east; the Industrial Revolution and the rise of provincial trade unions and the Labour party; the dashed hopes for regional economic renewal in the post-war years; the sharply contrasting fates of northern manufacturing and the City of London under Thatcher and New Labour; to the continuing repercussions of financial crisis and austerity. The Northern Question is set to transform our understanding of the politics of Westminster its purpose, according to Hazeldine, to stand English history on its head.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tom Hazeldine is an editor at New Left Review.

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9781786634092: The Northern Question: A History of a Divided Country

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ISBN 10 :  1786634090 ISBN 13 :  9781786634092
Editeur : Verso Books, 2021
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