Anxiety and injustice: The anatomy of contemporary English nationalism

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 506-524

  Aughey, Arthur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Britishness; Campaign for an English Parliament; Englishness; Injustice; Nationalism

Indexed keywords

NATIONALISM; PARTY POLITICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955159926     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: 14698129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2009.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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