The Making of English National IdentityCambridge University Press, 2003 M03 13 Why is English national identity so enigmatic and so elusive? Why, unlike the Scots, Welsh, Irish and most of continental Europe, do the English find it so difficult to say who they are? The Making of English National Identity, first published in 2003, is a fascinating exploration of Englishness and what it means to be English. Drawing on historical, sociological and literary theory, Krishan Kumar examines the rise of English nationalism and issues of race and ethnicity from earliest times to the present day. He argues that the long history of the English as an imperial people has, as with other imperial people like the Russians and the Austrians, developed a sense of missionary nationalism which in the interests of unity and empire has necessitated the repression of ordinary expressions of nationalism. Professor Kumar's lively and provocative approach challenges readers to reconsider their pre-conceptions about national identity and who the English really are. |
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... British national identity was forged through a series of powerful contrasts with Britain's continental neighbours, particularly butnot only France. But the English case showsalmost the opposite phenomenon.Not exclusionandopposition, but ...
... British national identity was forged through a series of powerful contrasts with Britain's continental neighbours, particularly butnot only France. But the English case showsalmost the opposite phenomenon.Not exclusionandopposition, but ...
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... empire' through thesubjugation of the Welsh,the Irish and –though ultimately unsuccessful for the time being – the Scots. This, Icontend, the making ofthe 'inner empire'of Great Britain, setsthepattern andthe contextin which theEnglish ...
... empire' through thesubjugation of the Welsh,the Irish and –though ultimately unsuccessful for the time being – the Scots. This, Icontend, the making ofthe 'inner empire'of Great Britain, setsthepattern andthe contextin which theEnglish ...
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... Britain and a common involvement in the British Empire, there was towards the end of the nineteenth century a 'moment of Englishness'. This was, I argue, largely a cultural movement, responding partly to asenseof the possible decline ...
... Britain and a common involvement in the British Empire, there was towards the end of the nineteenth century a 'moment of Englishness'. This was, I argue, largely a cultural movement, responding partly to asenseof the possible decline ...
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... Britain allthese things areimplicit.It is unreasonable to ask forty millions of ... British Isles(too geographical), “This Country” (allpurpose withinthe Family) ... Empire,a baggy, unwieldydomain thatalsosuffered from a plethora ofnames ...
... Britain allthese things areimplicit.It is unreasonable to ask forty millions of ... British Isles(too geographical), “This Country” (allpurpose withinthe Family) ... Empire,a baggy, unwieldydomain thatalsosuffered from a plethora ofnames ...
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... Britain;the United Kingdom; and even the British Empire. Foreigners used it asthenameofa Great Powerand indeed continue todoso.Bonar Law, a Scotch Canadian, was not ashamed to describe himself as “Prime Minister of England”, as Disraeli ...
... Britain;the United Kingdom; and even the British Empire. Foreigners used it asthenameofa Great Powerand indeed continue todoso.Bonar Law, a Scotch Canadian, was not ashamed to describe himself as “Prime Minister of England”, as Disraeli ...
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