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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... Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) . Praise for Britons ' A triumph , bold in scope and intellectual range , executed with skill , clarity and understanding . ' Jeremy Black , Times Educational Supplement ' Dashingly readable ...
... Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) . Praise for Britons ' A triumph , bold in scope and intellectual range , executed with skill , clarity and understanding . ' Jeremy Black , Times Educational Supplement ' Dashingly readable ...
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... empire Jacobitism and the economics of loyalty Investing in the nation The price of it all 11 18 30 43 55 56 71 85 98 3 Peripheries 101 New landmarks 101 John Wilkes and Englishness 105 A Scottish empire ? 117 America and the revolution ...
... empire Jacobitism and the economics of loyalty Investing in the nation The price of it all 11 18 30 43 55 56 71 85 98 3 Peripheries 101 New landmarks 101 John Wilkes and Englishness 105 A Scottish empire ? 117 America and the revolution ...
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... empire . Bruce Smith proved an indefatigable research assistant during the book's final stages . Will Sulkin and Jörg Hensgen oversaw its earlier Pimlico paperback incarnation with characteristic verve and commitment ; while my agents ...
... empire . Bruce Smith proved an indefatigable research assistant during the book's final stages . Will Sulkin and Jörg Hensgen oversaw its earlier Pimlico paperback incarnation with characteristic verve and commitment ; while my agents ...
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... Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) , I tried very hard to elicit the opinions and expectations of women as well as men , and to excavate testimonies on the part of the poor and the unsophisticated , not just the prosperous ...
... Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) , I tried very hard to elicit the opinions and expectations of women as well as men , and to excavate testimonies on the part of the poor and the unsophisticated , not just the prosperous ...
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... Empire'.2 This strikes me not so much as untrue as beside the point . As Britons makes abundantly clear , the post- 1707 invention that was Great Britain was indeed a markedly aggressive and predatory state , though no more bigoted in ...
... Empire'.2 This strikes me not so much as untrue as beside the point . As Britons makes abundantly clear , the post- 1707 invention that was Great Britain was indeed a markedly aggressive and predatory state , though no more bigoted in ...
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XXX | 250 |
XXXI | 262 |
XXXII | 273 |
XXXIII | 283 |
XXXIV | 285 |
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XXI | 164 |
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XXIII | 195 |
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XXV | 204 |
XXVI | 217 |
XXVII | 228 |
XXXVI | 300 |
XXXVII | 308 |
XXXVIII | 321 |
XXXIX | 324 |
XL | 334 |
XLI | 350 |
XLII | 361 |
XLIII | 364 |
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