英国政治における英語圏の歴史的含意 Shadows of Empire : The Anglosphere in British Politics

Kenny, Michael/ Pearce, Nick

Polity Press（2018/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781509516605
• DDC分類 320

Full Description

The idea of an alliance between Britain and its old Commonwealth colonies has recently made a remarkable comeback in the context of Brexit. Based on belief in a special bond between the English-speaking peoples of the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, it has been dubbed the 'Anglosphere' by supporters and 'Empire 2.0' by critics. 

In this book, leading commentators Michael Kenny and Nick Pearce trace the historical origins of this idea back to the shadow cast by the British Empire in the late Victorian era. They show how leading British political figures, from Churchill to Thatcher, consistently reworked it and how it was revived by a group of right-wing politicians, historians and pamphleteers to support the case for Brexit. They argue that, while the contemporary idea of the Anglosphere as an alternative to European Union membership is seriously flawed, it nonetheless represents an enduring account of Britain's role in the world that runs through the heart of political life over the last century. 

Shadows of Empire will be essential reading for everyone interested in British politics and post-Brexit foreign policy.

Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Origins of the Anglosphere
Chapter 2
After Empire: The Rise of the "English-Speaking Peoples"
Chapter 3
A Parting of the Ways: Britain & the Commonwealth in the Post-War World
Chapter 4
The Powellite Interlude: Sovereignty, Decline and the Return to England 
Chapter 5
The Anglosphere in the Late Twentieth Century: Retreat and Thatcherite Reinvention
Chapter 6
The Eurosceptic Anglosphere Emerges
Chapter 7
Brexit: the Anglosphere Triumphant?
Conclusion