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 ii
... early nineteenth centuries . Its analysis of how a ruling elite reconstituted itself in the face of threats from without and within is outstanding . Colley's account of the effects of war in transforming the scope and character of the ...
... early nineteenth centuries . Its analysis of how a ruling elite reconstituted itself in the face of threats from without and within is outstanding . Colley's account of the effects of war in transforming the scope and character of the ...
Page xi
... early nineteenth - century history . It deals with multitudes of long - dead men and women , and with a set of small islands that came over this period to matter hugely . Like most books , Britons also reflects the particularities of ...
... early nineteenth - century history . It deals with multitudes of long - dead men and women , and with a set of small islands that came over this period to matter hugely . Like most books , Britons also reflects the particularities of ...
Page xiv
... 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 foster a sense of nationhood ...
... 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 foster a sense of nationhood ...
Page xvii
... early twentieth - century peak , being at once Transatlantic , global and European was a function and an emblem of British power . Now these self - same multiple alignments can seem only to contribute to British division and disarray ...
... early twentieth - century peak , being at once Transatlantic , global and European was a function and an emblem of British power . Now these self - same multiple alignments can seem only to contribute to British division and disarray ...
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... early nineteenth centuries become patriots and with what results ? - and with a process that continues to have broad - ranging repercussions to this day : the invention of a nation . I have cast the book chronologically , focussing on ...
... early nineteenth centuries become patriots and with what results ? - and with a process that continues to have broad - ranging repercussions to this day : the invention of a nation . I have cast the book chronologically , focussing on ...
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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