Kumar, Krishan,

The making of English national identity / Krishan Kumar. - xiv, 367 pages ; 24 cm. - Cambridge cultural social studies . - Cambridge cultural social studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-352) and index.

English or British? The question of English national identity -- Nations and nationalism: civic, ethnic and imperial -- When was England? -- The first English Empire -- The English nation: parent of nationalism? -- The making of British identity -- The moment of Englishness -- The English and the British today. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

"Drawing on historical, sociological and literary theory, Krishan Kumar examines the rise of English nationalism and issues of race and ethnicity from the Norman Conquest to the present. This study encourages reconsideration of pre-conceptions about nationalism and identity."--Publisher description.

0521771889 9780521771887 0521777364 9780521777360

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National characteristics, English--History
Nationalism--History--England
Imperialism--History


England--Civilization

DA118 / .K77 2003

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