Old Nations, Auld Enemies, New Times

For the last fifty years Tom Nairn has been one of Britain’s most consistently provocative and influential voices. Old Nations, Auld Enemies, New Times brings together, for the first time, the full span of Nairn’s work, from his ground-breaking analysis of the British state in the 1960s and ’70s to his more recent examinations of globalisation, the English question and Scotland’s independence referendum. It is an indispensable guide for anyone looking to understand the current moment in Scottish and British politics.

Tom Nairn Tom Nairn, after serving time on the hulk of HMS Britain, escaped to teaching 'Nationalism Studies' at Edinburgh University, then to researching 'Globalisation and Nationalism' at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Victoria, Australia. His book The Break-up of Britain appeared in 1977 (Verso Books, most recent edition Common Ground Publishing, Melbourne, 2003). Faces of Nationalism (Verso) appeared in 1997 and Global Matrix (Pluto Press, with Paul James) in 2005.