Supranationalist class identity among English workers retreated before nationalism

Evidence

In the political field, nationalism is the fact against which the Marxist theory breaks itself. Here is a force which has proved definitely stronger in the modern world than the class struggle which for orthodox Marxists makes the essence of history. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 362 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Thatcherism fused free-market individualism with ethnic nationalism and authoritarian policing; Racially conscious working-class nationalism emerged from English class formation — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 234; English nationalism displaced class solidarity after Chartism’s defeat. (+6 more)

Broader Connections