Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837Yale University Press, 01.01.2005 - 429 Seiten How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? In this prize-winning book, Linda Colley combines imperial, political, social, and cultural history to analyze the evolution of Britishness, evoking its enduring tensions as well as its powerful characteristics. Hailed at its publication as "the most dazzling and comprehensive study of a national identity yet to appear” (Tom Nairn), Britons is now reissued with a new Preface by the author commenting on the book’s genesis and critical reception and on recent political developments. "A sweeping survey, . . . evocatively illustrated and engagingly written.”--Harriet Ritvo, New York Times Book Review "Dashingly written and firmly unsentimental.”--Keith Thomas, New York Review of Books "Extremely learned and penetrating . . . [and] most entertaining.”--Conor Cruise O’Brien, New Republic "Challenging, fascinating, enormously well informed.”--John Barrell, London Review of Books "[Colley] has a capacity for historical generalizations that puts her into the front rank among her contemporaries.”--E. P. Thompson, Dissent "Absolutely magnificent.”--Jeffrey Hart, National Review |
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... Britain and elsewhere . Her most recent book is Captives : Britain , Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) . Praise for Britons ' A triumph , bold in scope and intellectual range , executed with skill , clarity and understanding ...
... Britain and elsewhere . Her most recent book is Captives : Britain , Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) . Praise for Britons ' A triumph , bold in scope and intellectual range , executed with skill , clarity and understanding ...
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... Britain - 18th century . 2. Great Britain- Civilisation - 19th century . 3. National characteristics , British- History . 4. Nationalism - Great Britain - History . I. Title . DA485.C65 1992 941.07 - dc20 92-13256 CIP A CIP catalogue ...
... Britain - 18th century . 2. Great Britain- Civilisation - 19th century . 3. National characteristics , British- History . 4. Nationalism - Great Britain - History . I. Title . DA485.C65 1992 941.07 - dc20 92-13256 CIP A CIP catalogue ...
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... Britain , which is where I was born and grew up . It took me almost a decade to complete and my motives for writing expanded as I went along . Britons remains primarily , however , what it was initially projected as : a work of ...
... Britain , which is where I was born and grew up . It took me almost a decade to complete and my motives for writing expanded as I went along . Britons remains primarily , however , what it was initially projected as : a work of ...
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... Britain became a workmanlike nation of sorts , albeit one that encompassed other , smaller nations . I wanted to explore how and why this came to be so . This curiosity derived in the main from what I read in books and archives and from ...
... Britain became a workmanlike nation of sorts , albeit one that encompassed other , smaller nations . I wanted to explore how and why this came to be so . This curiosity derived in the main from what I read in books and archives and from ...
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... Britain . As this exchange underlines , there is in fact no single , monolithic conclusion to be drawn from this book about Great Britain's future survival ( or not ) as a political unit and comparatively recent and hybrid nation . As a ...
... Britain . As this exchange underlines , there is in fact no single , monolithic conclusion to be drawn from this book about Great Britain's future survival ( or not ) as a political unit and comparatively recent and hybrid nation . As a ...
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