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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... Political science also made sterling contributions. In1976Richard Rose (revising a paper of1970) published an essay, 'The UnitedKingdom as a MultiNational State' (Rose 1976), which becamethebasis and rallying pointfor a wideranging ...
... Political science also made sterling contributions. In1976Richard Rose (revising a paper of1970) published an essay, 'The UnitedKingdom as a MultiNational State' (Rose 1976), which becamethebasis and rallying pointfor a wideranging ...
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... Political. and. cultural. nations. In his book Cosmopolitanism and the National State (first published 1907), the German historian Friedrich Meinecke distinguished between'cultural nations [Kulturnationen] and political nations ...
... Political. and. cultural. nations. In his book Cosmopolitanism and the National State (first published 1907), the German historian Friedrich Meinecke distinguished between'cultural nations [Kulturnationen] and political nations ...
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... political nationsthat have lost their statehood ...'Such cases suggest that'a cultural nation can be apolitical nationas well, and we oftendo not know whether political ties or theties of religionand church are the stronger inholding ...
... political nationsthat have lost their statehood ...'Such cases suggest that'a cultural nation can be apolitical nationas well, and we oftendo not know whether political ties or theties of religionand church are the stronger inholding ...
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... political'and 'cultural' nations asidealtypes. The politicalnation isthe 'state nation', rather than, strictly speaking, the 'nationstate'. It isa nation formed, in many cases, 'from the top down', as in France, Spain and Britain where ...
... political'and 'cultural' nations asidealtypes. The politicalnation isthe 'state nation', rather than, strictly speaking, the 'nationstate'. It isa nation formed, in many cases, 'from the top down', as in France, Spain and Britain where ...
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... political nation in its repertory of available models. The cultural nation isthe nationstate proper. Inthisconcept, the state arises from thenation, andnot the nation fromthe state. In its general form thisconcept of the nation alsoowes ...
... political nation in its repertory of available models. The cultural nation isthe nationstate proper. Inthisconcept, the state arises from thenation, andnot the nation fromthe state. In its general form thisconcept of the nation alsoowes ...
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