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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... Revolutions' of1641,1688 and 1776 (Pocock1980) – or more, according to taste andthe task in hand, since the category 'British Revolution'might encompass not justthe Irish Revolution of 1911–22 but alsoa good manyof the twentiethcentury ...
... Revolutions' of1641,1688 and 1776 (Pocock1980) – or more, according to taste andthe task in hand, since the category 'British Revolution'might encompass not justthe Irish Revolution of 1911–22 but alsoa good manyof the twentiethcentury ...
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... Revolution. The Germans, lacking a stateformuch oftheir history, turned towards an 'ethnocultural' conception ofthe nation:thenation was seen as 'an organiccultural, linguistic, or racial community'.The contrast isclearest in ...
... Revolution. The Germans, lacking a stateformuch oftheir history, turned towards an 'ethnocultural' conception ofthe nation:thenation was seen as 'an organiccultural, linguistic, or racial community'.The contrast isclearest in ...
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... , sincenationalism is, byvirtually universal consent, a nineteenthcentury invention–a creation largely ofthe French Revolution (see, e.g., Kedourie 1993: 9; Mann 1995: 45). 5 Once invented, however, nationalism was able.
... , sincenationalism is, byvirtually universal consent, a nineteenthcentury invention–a creation largely ofthe French Revolution (see, e.g., Kedourie 1993: 9; Mann 1995: 45). 5 Once invented, however, nationalism was able.
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... Revolution. 'The nation', said the Abbé Sieyès in 1789, 'is priorto everything. Itisthe source of everything' (1963:124). But while Sieyès andthe French Revolution went onto define this nationhood primarily in political and ...
... Revolution. 'The nation', said the Abbé Sieyès in 1789, 'is priorto everything. Itisthe source of everything' (1963:124). But while Sieyès andthe French Revolution went onto define this nationhood primarily in political and ...
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... Revolutions (1994: 554; seealso Tamir1993; Ignatieff 1994: 4,185–9). Jürgen Habermas, fearful ofthe prospectofa resurgence of ethnic chauvinism inGermany in the wakeof reunification,proposes 'constitutional patriotism',a devotion to the ...
... Revolutions (1994: 554; seealso Tamir1993; Ignatieff 1994: 4,185–9). Jürgen Habermas, fearful ofthe prospectofa resurgence of ethnic chauvinism inGermany in the wakeof reunification,proposes 'constitutional patriotism',a devotion to the ...
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