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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... imperial people like theRussians andthe Austrians, developeda sense ofmissionary nationalism whichin the interestsofunity and empirehas necessitated the repression of ordinaryexpressions ofnationalism. Professor Kumar's lively and ...
... imperial people like theRussians andthe Austrians, developeda sense ofmissionary nationalism whichin the interestsofunity and empirehas necessitated the repression of ordinaryexpressions ofnationalism. Professor Kumar's lively and ...
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... imperial' nationalismand national identity. But it differed from classic nationalism in shifting the emphasis from the creators totheir creations. The English did not somuch celebrate themselves as identify withthe projects – the ...
... imperial' nationalismand national identity. But it differed from classic nationalism in shifting the emphasis from the creators totheir creations. The English did not somuch celebrate themselves as identify withthe projects – the ...
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... imperial' nationalism. Accordingly, chapter 2laysout theseconcepts, as an introduction tothe subsequentdiscussion of English and Britishidentity. In addition, chapter 1 opens with anaccount ofthecentral 'EnglishBritish' confusion,asa ...
... imperial' nationalism. Accordingly, chapter 2laysout theseconcepts, as an introduction tothe subsequentdiscussion of English and Britishidentity. In addition, chapter 1 opens with anaccount ofthecentral 'EnglishBritish' confusion,asa ...
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... imperial reach ofthe English, both athome andabroad. The confusionsof others compoundtheconfusion inthe minds oftheEnglish, and reinforce them intheirbad habits. But ingeneral it is probablyright to saythat the elision of English into ...
... imperial reach ofthe English, both athome andabroad. The confusionsof others compoundtheconfusion inthe minds oftheEnglish, and reinforce them intheirbad habits. But ingeneral it is probablyright to saythat the elision of English into ...
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... (imperial robes),Britain (boring loungesuit), England (poetic but troublesome),the British Isles(too geographical) ... imperial and post imperial nations such as Russia. They have much to tell us, by way of comparison, of the problem of ...
... (imperial robes),Britain (boring loungesuit), England (poetic but troublesome),the British Isles(too geographical) ... imperial and post imperial nations such as Russia. They have much to tell us, by way of comparison, of the problem of ...
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