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Routledge
224 Pages
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Routledge
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The United Kingdom faces with two major federal constitutional debates. The first is about the nations which comprise the British state and hence the division of power between Westminster and regional parliaments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The second surrounds the United Kingdom and the European Union. This text explores the British engagement with the federal idea from the early... Read more
Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Indivisible Sovereignty 2. Nineteenth Century Practice and Theory 3. 'Federation' of the Empire 4. 'Federation' of the United Kingdom 5. The Round Table Movement, The Empire and World Order 6. 'Federal Union' 7. Federalism and Decolonization 8. 'The Federal Solution Is Not For Us' 9. Conclusion Notes.
Biography
John Kendle is Professor of History and Chair of History, University of Manitoba, Canada.
'...richly repays the attentive reader.' – History Review
'Here is a book which impresses whether judged on the presentation of argument, depth of research or quality of proofing.' – Sean McDougall, Institute of Contemporary British History, London
