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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... European unity and the calls for a radical pluralizationand diversification of English society. Not surprisinglytheyhave been accompanied by an intense debate aboutEnglish national identity and thefutureof the Englishnation. For ...
... European unity and the calls for a radical pluralizationand diversification of English society. Not surprisinglytheyhave been accompanied by an intense debate aboutEnglish national identity and thefutureof the Englishnation. For ...
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... European Studies, Harvard University; theSociology Department – especiallyDavid McCrone, Tom Nairn andLindsay Paterson – of the University of Edinburgh; the Humanities Consortium seminar, organizedbyRogers Brubaker andVincent Pecora, at ...
... European Studies, Harvard University; theSociology Department – especiallyDavid McCrone, Tom Nairn andLindsay Paterson – of the University of Edinburgh; the Humanities Consortium seminar, organizedbyRogers Brubaker andVincent Pecora, at ...
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... European', and still moreso, presumably,when an Indianor a Chinaman heaves into view. Armed withthe conviction that there was a unified national character, Orwell moved easily between England ('England is the most classridden country ...
... European', and still moreso, presumably,when an Indianor a Chinaman heaves into view. Armed withthe conviction that there was a unified national character, Orwell moved easily between England ('England is the most classridden country ...
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... Europe'. In whichever direction they look, the English find themselves called upon to reflect upon their identity, and to rethink their position intheworld. The protective walls that shielded them from these questions are all coming ...
... Europe'. In whichever direction they look, the English find themselves called upon to reflect upon their identity, and to rethink their position intheworld. The protective walls that shielded them from these questions are all coming ...
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... European and Europederived societies of which its history isapart. These too,it must be remembered, often consider themselves special andunique. The Americans thinkof their nation and history as 'exceptional', indeed asdivinely ordained ...
... European and Europederived societies of which its history isapart. These too,it must be remembered, often consider themselves special andunique. The Americans thinkof their nation and history as 'exceptional', indeed asdivinely ordained ...
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