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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... century published for many a long year . ' Tim Blanning , Independent , Books of the year ' Richly varied ... a bold ... centuries . Its analysis of how a ruling elite reconstituted itself in the face of threats from without and within ...
... century published for many a long year . ' Tim Blanning , Independent , Books of the year ' Richly varied ... a bold ... centuries . Its analysis of how a ruling elite reconstituted itself in the face of threats from without and within ...
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... century . 2. Great Britain- Civilisation - 19th century . 3. National characteristics , British- History . 4. Nationalism - Great Britain - History . I. Title . DA485.C65 1992 941.07 - dc20 92-13256 CIP A CIP catalogue record for this ...
... century . 2. Great Britain- Civilisation - 19th century . 3. National characteristics , British- History . 4. Nationalism - Great Britain - History . I. Title . DA485.C65 1992 941.07 - dc20 92-13256 CIP A CIP catalogue record for this ...
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... century and more , is that Britain's freedom to balance and choose between these different alignments and attachments has radically diminished . At its eighteenth- , nineteenth- , and early twentieth - century peak , being at once ...
... century and more , is that Britain's freedom to balance and choose between these different alignments and attachments has radically diminished . At its eighteenth- , nineteenth- , and early twentieth - century peak , being at once ...
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... century sense : It is a commonplace that this prolonged struggle tested and transformed state power on both sides of the Channel . In Great Britain , it led directly to the founding of the Bank of England and to the creation of the City ...
... century sense : It is a commonplace that this prolonged struggle tested and transformed state power on both sides of the Channel . In Great Britain , it led directly to the founding of the Bank of England and to the creation of the City ...
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... centuries become patriots and with what results ? - and with a process that continues to have broad - ranging ... century after the Declaration of Independence in 1776 , one of the most formative periods in the making of the ...
... centuries become patriots and with what results ? - and with a process that continues to have broad - ranging ... century after the Declaration of Independence in 1776 , one of the most formative periods in the making of the ...
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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