{"product_id":"scotland-after-britain-paperback","title":"Scotland After Britain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBen Wray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is Scottish independence for?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the referendum, Scottish independence has been captured by conservative forces. \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e argues for fidelity to the true meaning of the word independence. It should mean not only a break from the failing British state, but also from the prison of free trade and militarism that has delivered successive crises. Most of all, independence must honestly address the huge injustices of income, wealth and power that continue to define Scottish society, by restoring agency to working class communities and voters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e shines a spotlight on pro-independence politics since Brexit and the pandemic. The Scottish national question has emerged as the biggest fracture in the British state after Brexit. The independence movement emerged from mass public disenchantment at the status quo, yet the SNP continues governing as if that disenchantment never happened, and the party leadership appears increasingly ambivalent about the risks of demanding independence. Most of all, the British state remains hostile to allowing a second referendum, while the SNP leadership has been unwilling to sanction protest beyond the ballot box. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where do we go from here? \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e argues Brexit could force the movement to engage in a reckoning with the true stakes of independence, a process that will inevitably require a breach with the SNP's establishment vision.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Foley\u003c\/b\u003e has recently completed his PhD on the Scottish economy since 1971 at the University of Edinburgh. He is the co-author of an article on contemporary referendums in the forthcoming issue of \u003ci\u003eThe Socialist Register\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Pete Ramand) of \u003ci\u003eYes: The Radical Case for Scottish Independence\u003c\/i\u003e (London: Pluto Press, 2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Wray\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of Policy and Research with Common Weal foundation, is a columnist on the Commonspace website and previously worked for the Jimmy Reid Foundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (1957-2020) lectured in Sociology at the University of Glasgow and is the author of six books, including the Deutscher-Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eDiscovering the Scottish Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (London: Pluto Press, 2003) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eNation-States: Consciousness and Competition\u003c\/i\u003e (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2016). He wrote some of the most widely-read analyses of the previous referendum and Scottish independence for print and on-line journals including \u003ci\u003eBella Caledonia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalvage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766333309216,"sku":"9781788735810","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df4a2705678215debe91038b308a0113.webp?v=1780290497","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scotland-after-britain-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}