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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... major debate on national identities in Britain and elsewhere . Her most recent book is Captives : Britain , Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) . Praise for Britons ' A triumph , bold in scope and intellectual range , executed with ...
... major debate on national identities in Britain and elsewhere . Her most recent book is Captives : Britain , Empire and the World 1600-1850 ( 2002 ) . Praise for Britons ' A triumph , bold in scope and intellectual range , executed with ...
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... major argument of Britons that , in all kinds of ways , Britishness was constructed and contested after 1707 in response to overseas developments . On the one hand , the existence from the 1600s of flourishing colonies in North America ...
... major argument of Britons that , in all kinds of ways , Britishness was constructed and contested after 1707 in response to overseas developments . On the one hand , the existence from the 1600s of flourishing colonies in North America ...
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... major threats their nation faced from without , to establish exactly what it was these Britons thought they were being loyal to , and what they expected to gain from their commitment . The second is to show that it was during this ...
... major threats their nation faced from without , to establish exactly what it was these Britons thought they were being loyal to , and what they expected to gain from their commitment . The second is to show that it was during this ...
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... major invasion from without . As a result , it never had to resort ( though it came close to it ) to implementing mass conscription . Consequently , the impression has persisted that what has been mis - called Britain's second hundred ...
... major invasion from without . As a result , it never had to resort ( though it came close to it ) to implementing mass conscription . Consequently , the impression has persisted that what has been mis - called Britain's second hundred ...
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... major wars , then , challenged the political and / or religious foundations upon which Great Britain was based , and threatened its internal security and its commercial and colonial power . Consequently , its rulers were obliged , over ...
... major wars , then , challenged the political and / or religious foundations upon which Great Britain was based , and threatened its internal security and its commercial and colonial power . Consequently , its rulers were obliged , over ...
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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