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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... ethnic andimperial 3 When was England? 4 The first English Empire 5 TheEnglish nation: parent of nationalism? 6 The making of British identity momentof Englishness Englishand the Britishtoday Notes List of references Index 8 7 The The ...
... ethnic andimperial 3 When was England? 4 The first English Empire 5 TheEnglish nation: parent of nationalism? 6 The making of British identity momentof Englishness Englishand the Britishtoday Notes List of references Index 8 7 The The ...
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... ethnic' and 'civic'. I also drawupon my own ideaof'missionary' or'imperial' nationalism. Accordingly, chapter 2laysout theseconcepts, as an introduction tothe subsequentdiscussion of English and Britishidentity. In addition, chapter 1 ...
... ethnic' and 'civic'. I also drawupon my own ideaof'missionary' or'imperial' nationalism. Accordingly, chapter 2laysout theseconcepts, as an introduction tothe subsequentdiscussion of English and Britishidentity. In addition, chapter 1 ...
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... ethnic connotations of 'the BritishIsles', have proposed 'theAtlantic archipelago' oreven'the East Atlantic archipelago'(see, e.g., Pocock 1975a:606; 1995: 292n; Tompson, 1986). Not surprisingly thisdoes not seem tohave caught on with ...
... ethnic connotations of 'the BritishIsles', have proposed 'theAtlantic archipelago' oreven'the East Atlantic archipelago'(see, e.g., Pocock 1975a:606; 1995: 292n; Tompson, 1986). Not surprisingly thisdoes not seem tohave caught on with ...
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... ethnic adjective, itis often used for'British', especiallyby theEnglish whounlike the Welsh, Scotsand Irish, have traditionally identified themselves with the Union Jack, the composite flag of the United Kingdom, rather than what is ...
... ethnic adjective, itis often used for'British', especiallyby theEnglish whounlike the Welsh, Scotsand Irish, have traditionally identified themselves with the Union Jack, the composite flag of the United Kingdom, rather than what is ...
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... ethnic description. It exhibits the same striking elasticity. Starting as a groupofdialects originally spoken in what is now Denmark and northeasternGermany, it became after the AngloSaxon invasions of Britain the general namefor the ...
... ethnic description. It exhibits the same striking elasticity. Starting as a groupofdialects originally spoken in what is now Denmark and northeasternGermany, it became after the AngloSaxon invasions of Britain the general namefor the ...
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