Lecture 6 - Lecture 6 Britain 1why are the British so...

Lecture 6: Britain 1—why are the British so old-fashioned?
A. What is the United Kingdom
 The United Kingdom = England + Scotland + Wales + Northern Ireland
 A multinational and multiethnic state
 Nationalism and separatism in Ireland, Scotland and Wales
 New immigrants, many from former colonies
 India, Pakistan
 Caribbean
 Africa
 The Four Circles (Competing identities) of Britain
 The British Union
 The Empire/Commonwealth
 Anglo-America
 Europe
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B. British Society
 The greatest modern empire
 The first parliamentary democracy
 The first industrialized country
 The first capitalist country
 The most urbanized country

A highly centralized (monocephalic) society(financially, politically, culturally)  one
city (London) dominants the country
Smart people who can interpret the Constitution
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 Britain in decline throughout the 20 th century
C. Why study British Politics
 Unique influence on U.S. politics
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