Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? In this prize-winning book, Linda Colley combines imperial, political, social, and cultural history to analyze the evolution of Britishness, evoking its enduring tensions as well as its powerful characteristics. Hailed at its publication as "the most dazzling and comprehensive study of a national identity yet to appear” (Tom Nairn), Britons is now reissued with a new Preface by the author commenting on the book’s genesis and critical reception and on recent political developments. "A sweeping survey, . . . evocatively illustrated and engagingly written.”--Harriet Ritvo, New York Times Book Review "Dashingly written and firmly unsentimental.”--Keith Thomas, New York Review of Books "Extremely learned and penetrating . . . [and] most entertaining.”--Conor Cruise O’Brien, New Republic "Challenging, fascinating, enormously well informed.”--John Barrell, London Review of Books "[Colley] has a capacity for historical generalizations that puts her into the front rank among her contemporaries.”--E. P. Thompson, Dissent "Absolutely magnificent.”--Jeffrey Hart, National Review |
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Page xiv
... American was harassed in the early American Republic , and Muslims were hated and enslaved in Ferdinand and Isabella's Spain . In each case , attacking an internal minority that was perceived as alien , dangerous , and inferior helped ...
... American was harassed in the early American Republic , and Muslims were hated and enslaved in Ferdinand and Isabella's Spain . In each case , attacking an internal minority that was perceived as alien , dangerous , and inferior helped ...
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... America and the Caribbean meant that there came into being what David Hancock calls a ' British Atlantic community'.4 As a result , and as Chapter 4 of Britons describes , the loss after 1776 of the most populous sector of this ...
... America and the Caribbean meant that there came into being what David Hancock calls a ' British Atlantic community'.4 As a result , and as Chapter 4 of Britons describes , the loss after 1776 of the most populous sector of this ...
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... American Revolutionary War were in fact German Protestant warriors . More positively , it was the aid and armies of Protestant Prussia that allowed Britain to emerge so victorious in the Seven Years War ( 1756-1763 ) , and to win the ...
... American Revolutionary War were in fact German Protestant warriors . More positively , it was the aid and armies of Protestant Prussia that allowed Britain to emerge so victorious in the Seven Years War ( 1756-1763 ) , and to win the ...
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... America , but rather Germany . Why is all this historical detail significant now ? Because it helps to explain why current ... American global hegemony determines , and arguably sometimes distorts , Britain's foreign policy , defence ...
... America , but rather Germany . Why is all this historical detail significant now ? Because it helps to explain why current ... American global hegemony determines , and arguably sometimes distorts , Britain's foreign policy , defence ...
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... America , the West Indies , Africa , Asia and Europe . French clerics , intellectuals and tourists scrutinised Britain's political system , moral fibre and cultural achievements , and their British counterparts did the same with regard ...
... America , the West Indies , Africa , Asia and Europe . French clerics , intellectuals and tourists scrutinised Britain's political system , moral fibre and cultural achievements , and their British counterparts did the same with regard ...
Contents
IV | 11 |
VI | 18 |
VII | 30 |
VIII | 43 |
IX | 55 |
X | 56 |
XI | 71 |
XII | 85 |
XXVIII | 237 |
XXIX | 238 |
XXX | 250 |
XXXI | 262 |
XXXII | 273 |
XXXIII | 283 |
XXXIV | 285 |
XXXV | 291 |
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