Pluto press uk sep 2022 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Scottish independence debate has consequences for Scotland, British politics, the future of the UK - and internationally.In Scotland Rising, Gerry Hassan addresses the key questions in this debate with a deep dive into its history, beyond the usual references to Thatcherism, Toryism and Westminster, by analysing the relative decline of the UK, the nature of the British state, its capitalist economy and politics that underpin it.At the same time, a distinctive, autonomous Scotland has emerged beyond Nichola Sturgeon's SNP and independence that has demanded more self-government. Scotland Rising highlights the importance of culture, stories and collective voices in reshaping how people see Scotland, both in during the first referendum in 2014 and again today.This debate is of relevance to everyone in the UK, including England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Can politics and democracy liberate people from the wreckage of Westminster And if the Scots can, could it inspire others Scotland Rising is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the future of Scotland and the UK.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On October 1, 2017, the Spanish police assault on Catalans voting in a peaceful referendum shot Catalonias struggle for independence onto the worlds front pages. Today, those two million-plus voters have neither forgiven nor forgotten: the struggle continues.Catalonia's national consciousness has deep roots. A People's History of Catalonia tells this small countrys history, from below, in all its richness and complexity. Catalonias struggles for freedom have, for centuries, been violently resisted; and its language and rights, suppressed. Since the nineteenth century, the fight for national sovereignty has often intertwined with working-class mobilisation for social justice. Barcelona became known as the Rose of Fire. In 1936 Catalonia saw one of historys most profound workers revolutions.From the peasant revolts of the 15th century and the siege of Barcelona in 1714, through the explosive workers movement led by anarchists, the defeat in the Spanish Civil War, to the anti-Franco resistance in the grim years that followed, the author tells a compelling story whose ending has yet to be written.…