History and historiography of the New Left in Britain -- Socialist intellectuals and the national question before 1956 -- E.P. Thompson in the provinces -- Raymond Williams's love of country -- Stuart Hall's identities -- Perry Anderson against the national culture -- Tom Nairn on hating Britain properly
Summary
In The New Left, National Identity, and the Break-Up of Britain Wade Matthews offers an intellectual history of the New Left, with a focus on the nexus between socialism and national identity in the work of key New Left thinkers
