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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... responses to the wars more unabashedly chauvinistic . Unlike most of their European neighbours , Britons at this time like Americans in the twentieth century were able to savour military glory without ever having to pay the price in ...
... responses to the wars more unabashedly chauvinistic . Unlike most of their European neighbours , Britons at this time like Americans in the twentieth century were able to savour military glory without ever having to pay the price in ...
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... response and a creative one as well . Patriotism in the sense of identification with Britain served , as we shall see , as a bandwagon on which different groups and interests leaped so as to steer it in a direction that would benefit ...
... response and a creative one as well . Patriotism in the sense of identification with Britain served , as we shall see , as a bandwagon on which different groups and interests leaped so as to steer it in a direction that would benefit ...
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... response to contact with the Other , and above all in response to conflict with the Other . Recognising this helps to explain some of Britain's current difficulties . As an invented nation heavily dependent for its raison d'étre on a ...
... response to contact with the Other , and above all in response to conflict with the Other . Recognising this helps to explain some of Britain's current difficulties . As an invented nation heavily dependent for its raison d'étre on a ...
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... response to a broader loss of national , in the sense of British , identity . The Other in the shape of militant ... responses , rather than on attitudes in the armed forces , which desperately need separate and detailed attention . I ...
... response to a broader loss of national , in the sense of British , identity . The Other in the shape of militant ... responses , rather than on attitudes in the armed forces , which desperately need separate and detailed attention . I ...
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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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