A Disunited Kingdom?: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 1800–1949

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Pub. Date: 1999-04-13
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

When did the United Kingdom come into being? What were the steps which led to its conception? Was the creation of the United Kingdom a symptom of national coherence or of disunity between the countries that made up the union? Did a new national identity come into being after 1801, or did old allegiances and loyalties become more deeply embedded? Is the eventual breakup of the re-constituted United Kingdom inevitable? In seeking answers to these questions, and explaining how the United Kingdom has evolved, the author explores a number of key themes including:the steps to political union,economic change, religion, education, social welfare, war and national identity.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
Towards a political union
5(9)
Union with Wales
5(1)
Scotland: the imperfect union
6(2)
Ireland: England's first colony?
8(1)
A united kingdom?
9(1)
Unity and divergences
10(1)
Document case study
11(3)
A national economy?
14(19)
Economic unification
14(2)
Wales: fuelling the revolution
16(1)
England: the workshop of the world?
17(3)
Ireland: success and stagnation
20(2)
Two economies: Ireland after partition
22(2)
Scotland: a dual economy
24(2)
Post-war decline
26(2)
Document case study
28(5)
Religion: separation and schism
33(18)
A union of churches
33(1)
England: a Protestant nation
34(2)
The Catholic challenge
36(3)
Wales: the triumph of nonconformism
39(2)
Scotland: schism and unity
41(2)
Ireland: church and nation
43(3)
The decline of religion
46(1)
Document case study
47(4)
Educating the nations
51(17)
Irish education -- a social laboratory?
51(2)
Ireland after 1920 -- partition and division
53(2)
England, Scotland and Wales: reform and reaction
55(4)
Secondary education
59(2)
Wales: church and chapel
61(1)
Higher education in the United Kingdom
62(3)
Document case study
65(3)
Poor relief: from Poor Law to welfare state
68(14)
A 'new' Poor Law for England and Wales
68(2)
Ireland: a new departure
70(1)
Scotland: kirk and state
71(1)
A uniform system of relief?
72(1)
New century -- new attitudes?
73(4)
Document case study
77(5)
War: fighting against 'the Other'
82(12)
Defending the empire: the Boer War
82(1)
The Great War, 1914--18: a total war?
83(4)
The Irish response
87(2)
War as a catalyst for change?
89(1)
Fighting a common enemy: the Second World War
90(2)
Document case study
92(2)
Nationalism and cultural identity
94(30)
A united kingdom?
94(5)
Ireland: union and discord
99(10)
A divided island: culture and nationalism
109(1)
Wales: culture and nation
110(3)
Scotland: autonomy and integration
113(5)
The re-emergence of nationalism
118(1)
Document case study
119(5)
Conclusion: a perfect union or a disunited kingdom?
124(5)
Select bibliography 129(3)
Chronology 132(3)
Index 135

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