The Land Where Nothing Works
how britain lost the plot
$51.99
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
Summary
Britain in Disrepair: A Nation Adrift
Tracing the origins of Britain’s current malaise to the abandonment of social democracy
What has happened to Britain? As drivers on its roads can attest, it is the pothole capital of Europe. Once-beautiful towns now feature peeling paint, weeds and broken railings. Public services are no longer fit for purpose. A malaise seems to infect every aspect of British life: its economy, polity, social order, sense of well-being,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691283630 |
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| ISBN-10: | 069128363X |
| Author: | A.G. Hopkins |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
A.G. Hopkins
A. G. Hopkins is the Emeritus Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History at the University of Cambridge, an emeritus fellow of Pembroke College and a fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of American Empire: A Global History, Capitalism in the Colonies: African Merchants in Lagos, 18511931, An Economic History of West Africa and (with P. J. Cain) British Imperialism, 16882015.
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