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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... nationstate'. It isa nation formed, in many cases, 'from the top down', as in France, Spain and Britain where centralizing monarchies accomplished the main work of nationbuilding asthenecessary complement to their statemaking (Kiernan ...
... nationstate'. It isa nation formed, in many cases, 'from the top down', as in France, Spain and Britain where centralizing monarchies accomplished the main work of nationbuilding asthenecessary complement to their statemaking (Kiernan ...
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... nationstate proper. Inthisconcept, the state arises from thenation, andnot the nation fromthe state. In its general form thisconcept of the nation alsoowes its definitive origin to the French Revolution. 'The nation', said the Abbé ...
... nationstate proper. Inthisconcept, the state arises from thenation, andnot the nation fromthe state. In its general form thisconcept of the nation alsoowes its definitive origin to the French Revolution. 'The nation', said the Abbé ...
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... nationstate was the keyto efficient modernization and industrialization (Plamenatz1973; Gellner 1983). Lacking astate, one was forcedtoput one'sclaims asa legitimate nation in cultural, notpolitical, terms.The cultural claim then became ...
... nationstate was the keyto efficient modernization and industrialization (Plamenatz1973; Gellner 1983). Lacking astate, one was forcedtoput one'sclaims asa legitimate nation in cultural, notpolitical, terms.The cultural claim then became ...
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... nationstates that was significantly different from the earlier world of ethnicities (A. Smith 1986: 129–52; 1998: 192–3). What this seems to mean is that weshould accept adegree of plasticity and variability in concepts ofthe nation ...
... nationstates that was significantly different from the earlier world of ethnicities (A. Smith 1986: 129–52; 1998: 192–3). What this seems to mean is that weshould accept adegree of plasticity and variability in concepts ofthe nation ...
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... nationstate'. Despite theevident factthat thevast majority of nationstatescontain more thanone nation,11the nationstate in principle dedicates itselftothe goal,'onenation, one state'. This does not mean necessarily thedrive towards ...
... nationstate'. Despite theevident factthat thevast majority of nationstatescontain more thanone nation,11the nationstate in principle dedicates itselftothe goal,'onenation, one state'. This does not mean necessarily thedrive towards ...
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