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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... England and Ireland (1958); later distinguished examples of the genre include J. B. Priestley's English Journey (1934), A. V. Morton's In Search of England (1937) and GeorgeOrwell's The Road to Wigan Pier (1937). The English havealso ...
... England and Ireland (1958); later distinguished examples of the genre include J. B. Priestley's English Journey (1934), A. V. Morton's In Search of England (1937) and GeorgeOrwell's The Road to Wigan Pier (1937). The English havealso ...
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... English and British history couldbe seen inanew light. Instead of being the storyofthe evolution and expansion ofonenation, itmight be possible to seeitasthe history of 'three kingdoms' (English ... ofthe powerof thesword' (Pocock 1992: 372; ...
... English and British history couldbe seen inanew light. Instead of being the storyofthe evolution and expansion ofonenation, itmight be possible to seeitasthe history of 'three kingdoms' (English ... ofthe powerof thesword' (Pocock 1992: 372; ...
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... English traits', of distinctive elements of'the English character' or 'the English people'. Ofsuch a kind arethe famous ... ofthe English themselves.9We have toworkfrom theoutside in. It is within thenewterrainof 'British studies' that ...
... English traits', of distinctive elements of'the English character' or 'the English people'. Ofsuch a kind arethe famous ... ofthe English themselves.9We have toworkfrom theoutside in. It is within thenewterrainof 'British studies' that ...
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... English tradition. George Orwell observedthatnationalism was responsible for those 'ruthless ideologies of the Continent', such as communism and fascism, that had thankfully been rejected by themass ofthe English people, ifnotbythe ...
... English tradition. George Orwell observedthatnationalism was responsible for those 'ruthless ideologies of the Continent', such as communism and fascism, that had thankfully been rejected by themass ofthe English people, ifnotbythe ...
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... ofthe bestknownexamplesalsopredate 1789, anindication of theimportance of earlymodern centralizing monarchies in their formation. An important corollary ofthis view would thereforebe that the development of the 'statenation' preceded ...
... ofthe bestknownexamplesalsopredate 1789, anindication of theimportance of earlymodern centralizing monarchies in their formation. An important corollary ofthis view would thereforebe that the development of the 'statenation' preceded ...
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