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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... tothe present day. He argues thatthe long history ofthe English as an imperialpeople has, as with other imperial people like theRussians andthe Austrians, developeda sense ofmissionary nationalism whichin the interestsofunity and ...
... tothe present day. He argues thatthe long history ofthe English as an imperialpeople has, as with other imperial people like theRussians andthe Austrians, developeda sense ofmissionary nationalism whichin the interestsofunity and ...
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... tothe national pride, from other nations. This by itself is not unusual.What we call content is in most cases the productof the process bywhich nations are formed, rather than some qualities intrinsic or special to the nation in ...
... tothe national pride, from other nations. This by itself is not unusual.What we call content is in most cases the productof the process bywhich nations are formed, rather than some qualities intrinsic or special to the nation in ...
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... tothe French, developed vigorously in the second half of the eighteenth century. Against bothof these Ifollow and ... to the vast overseas empire that England began to.
... tothe French, developed vigorously in the second half of the eighteenth century. Against bothof these Ifollow and ... to the vast overseas empire that England began to.
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Krishan Kumar. relation to the vast overseas empire that England began to create in these centuries – one in which ... tothe subsequentdiscussion of English and Britishidentity. In addition, chapter 1 opens with anaccount ofthecentral ...
Krishan Kumar. relation to the vast overseas empire that England began to create in these centuries – one in which ... tothe subsequentdiscussion of English and Britishidentity. In addition, chapter 1 opens with anaccount ofthecentral ...
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... tothe Sociology Department. Forthe warmthof their welcome andthe constructiveness oftheir response Iam very grateful to allthe members ofthe department, especially Steve Fenton, Steve May, Ruth Levitas, GregMcLennan andTariq himself. I ...
... tothe Sociology Department. Forthe warmthof their welcome andthe constructiveness oftheir response Iam very grateful to allthe members ofthe department, especially Steve Fenton, Steve May, Ruth Levitas, GregMcLennan andTariq himself. I ...
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