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 Isles were invited to find a place and an identity. Chapter 7 advancesthe view that, despitethe continuation ... history that I have traced – a history, that is, ofastudied disavowalof nationalism and a reluctance to reflect on ...
... British Isles were invited to find a place and an identity. Chapter 7 advancesthe view that, despitethe continuation ... history that I have traced – a history, that is, ofastudied disavowalof nationalism and a reluctance to reflect on ...
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... history or British history. It is a fuss over names, not over things. A. J. P. Taylor (1975:622) It can be saidof the English in Britain, as wags say of the Catholics in Heaven, that they think theyare the only ones here. Conrad Russell ...
... history or British history. It is a fuss over names, not over things. A. J. P. Taylor (1975:622) It can be saidof the English in Britain, as wags say of the Catholics in Heaven, that they think theyare the only ones here. Conrad Russell ...
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... England's hegemony over the rest of the British Isles. One hastosay immediately ... British'. Foreigners do it all the time, even though 'Brits', 'Britishers ... history asonecontinuous tale from Alfred to hisown day; hehas heard of the ...
... England's hegemony over the rest of the British Isles. One hastosay immediately ... British'. Foreigners do it all the time, even though 'Brits', 'Britishers ... history asonecontinuous tale from Alfred to hisown day; hehas heard of the ...
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... History ofEngland was launched a generation ago, “England” was still an allembracing word. It meant indiscriminately England and Wales; Great Britain;the United Kingdom; and even the British Empire. Foreigners used it asthenameofa Great ...
... History ofEngland was launched a generation ago, “England” was still an allembracing word. It meant indiscriminately England and Wales; Great Britain;the United Kingdom; and even the British Empire. Foreigners used it asthenameofa Great ...
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... British Labour Party, whosestrongholds were inWales and Scotland; ordiscuss ... history dissolvesin hopelesscontradiction. Taylor'sinsouciance is ... History (1999). A similar shift in consciousness is reflected in the decision toreplace ...
... British Labour Party, whosestrongholds were inWales and Scotland; ordiscuss ... history dissolvesin hopelesscontradiction. Taylor'sinsouciance is ... History (1999). A similar shift in consciousness is reflected in the decision toreplace ...
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