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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... the British Isles were invited to find a place and an identity. Chapter 7 advancesthe view that, despitethe continuation of a strong sense of Britishness expressed through an increasingly unified Britain and a common involvement in the ...
... the British Isles were invited to find a place and an identity. Chapter 7 advancesthe view that, despitethe continuation of a strong sense of Britishness expressed through an increasingly unified Britain and a common involvement in the ...
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... the British Isles. One hastosay immediately thoughthat the problemis not one solely of orforthe English.Scottish friends confess, with some embarrassment, that theytoo sometimes say 'English' when they mean 'British'. Foreigners do it ...
... the British Isles. One hastosay immediately thoughthat the problemis not one solely of orforthe English.Scottish friends confess, with some embarrassment, that theytoo sometimes say 'English' when they mean 'British'. Foreigners do it ...
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... the U.K.(or “Yookay”, as Raymond Williams relabelled it),Great Britain(imperial robes),Britain (boring loungesuit), England (poetic but troublesome),the British Isles(too geographical), “This Country” (allpurpose withinthe Family), or ...
... the U.K.(or “Yookay”, as Raymond Williams relabelled it),Great Britain(imperial robes),Britain (boring loungesuit), England (poetic but troublesome),the British Isles(too geographical), “This Country” (allpurpose withinthe Family), or ...
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... Great Britain;the United Kingdom; and even the British Empire. Foreigners used it asthenameofa Great Powerand indeed continue todoso.Bonar Law, a Scotch Canadian, was not ashamed to describe himself as “Prime Minister of England”, as ...
... Great Britain;the United Kingdom; and even the British Empire. Foreigners used it asthenameofa Great Powerand indeed continue todoso.Bonar Law, a Scotch Canadian, was not ashamed to describe himself as “Prime Minister of England”, as ...
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Krishan Kumar. 'North Britain' within the framework of an overall 'Great Britain' (the later attempt to turn an uncooperative Ireland into 'West Britain' was even less successful). The failure in this respect did not however, as weshall ...
Krishan Kumar. 'North Britain' within the framework of an overall 'Great Britain' (the later attempt to turn an uncooperative Ireland into 'West Britain' was even less successful). The failure in this respect did not however, as weshall ...
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