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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... say thatitistheir rethinking ofBritish history that hasmost made it possible to approach the question of Englishand British identity inasatisfactory way.Other disciplines have weighed in. In 1975 theAmerican sociologist Michael Hechter ...
... say thatitistheir rethinking ofBritish history that hasmost made it possible to approach the question of Englishand British identity inasatisfactory way.Other disciplines have weighed in. In 1975 theAmerican sociologist Michael Hechter ...
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... say on the subject (Snyder 1990: 88–92). Even thenew workon 'British Studies' was lesshelpfulthan at firstmight have appeared. Though recognizing that'England' was not 'Britain', the tendency ofthe writers was toemphasize the British ...
... say on the subject (Snyder 1990: 88–92). Even thenew workon 'British Studies' was lesshelpfulthan at firstmight have appeared. Though recognizing that'England' was not 'Britain', the tendency ofthe writers was toemphasize the British ...
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... say that they can, forcertainpurposes including the claim to exceptionalism orexclusivity,be treated togetheras possessing certain common characteristics. That afterallmust be whatis meant byconsidering, as iscommonly done, nationalism ...
... say that they can, forcertainpurposes including the claim to exceptionalism orexclusivity,be treated togetheras possessing certain common characteristics. That afterallmust be whatis meant byconsidering, as iscommonly done, nationalism ...
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... says, 'filled withthelife and blood ofour forefathers'.In principle perhaps outsiderscould learn to become part ofagiven culture. In practice cultures are so various,so individual, so separate, soincommensurable, that to becomea member ...
... says, 'filled withthelife and blood ofour forefathers'.In principle perhaps outsiderscould learn to become part ofagiven culture. In practice cultures are so various,so individual, so separate, soincommensurable, that to becomea member ...
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