The Politics of Nationhood : Sovereignty, Britishness and Conservative Politics (Hardcover)

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction PART ONE: CONSERVATISM AND THE POLITICS OF NATIONHOOD Historical Perspectives The Conservative Nation The Conservative Party and the Politics of Nationhood Conclusions PART TWO: HEATH AND POWELL: TWO NATIONAL STRATEGIES The Changing Politics of Nationhood Heath's National Strategy Powell's Nationalist Strategy Conclusions PART THREE: THATCHERISM AND THE POLITICS OF NATIONHOOD Thatcherism and Thatcher Ideology, Ideas and Thatcherite Discourse Thatcherism: a Political Project A Coherent Project? Sceptical Views Conclusions PART FOUR: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Conservative Policy and European Integration, 1979-97 Nationhood and Europe Sovereignty and Autonomy European Integration and Conservative Politics Conclusions PART FIVE: TERRITORIAL POLITICS Scotland Wales Northern Ireland The European Dimension Conclusions PART SIX: 'RACE' AND IMMIGRATION Conservatism, 'Race' and Nationhood Citizenship, Immigration and Asylum Race Relations and Public Policy The Politics of 'Race' and the Conservative Party Conclusions PART SEVEN: CONCLUSIONS The Conservative Politics of Nationhood after 1997 Rethinking the Conservative Nation Notes and References Select Bibliography Index