Forging Nations - Currency, Power, and Nationality in Britain and Ireland Since 1603

Forging Nations considers the relationships between money, power, and nationality in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the Union of the Crowns in 1603 to the present day. Blaazer examines how struggles over monetary power have continued to shape arguments and attitudes in recent debates over the Euro, Scottish independence, and 'austerity'.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: 'I will make them one nation': 1603-1660


• 2: The decline of the old monetary order: 1660-1689


• 3: Money and Revolution-the case of England: 1690-1697


• 4: Revolution, Union and Divergence-from Scotland to North Britain: 1689-1772


• 5: Engines of State, Emblems of Nation, Tokens of Trust: 1695-1796


• 6: The Only True, Intelligible Standard: 1793-1822


• 7: The Limits of Perfection: 1825-1914


• 8: Things Fall Apart: 1914-1931


• Epilogue: the burdens and uses of the past


• Bibliography

About the author

David Blaazer has researched and taught mainly British and Irish history at La Trobe University, the Australian National University, and the University of New South Wales. His early research was on the non-communist left in Britain 1884-1939. Since the late 1990s he has been working on political, social, and cultural aspects of British and Irish monetary history and has published numerous journal articles and presented many papers on a wide variety of topics in that field.

Summary

Forging Nations considers the relationships between money, power, and nationality in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the Union of the Crowns in 1603 to the present day. Blaazer examines how struggles over monetary power have continued to shape arguments and attitudes in recent debates over the Euro, Scottish independence, and 'austerity'.

Additional text

...his book reveals the unappreciated but crucial role of money in the political, social, and cultural history of Great Britain...Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty.

Product details

• Authors: David Blaazer, David (Professor of History Blaazer, Blaazer David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.07.2023
• EAN: 9780192887023
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288702-3
• No. of pages: 346
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Ireland, Economic history, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700