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How 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... read more
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First Sentence edit
AMES THOMSON'S WORDS HAVE BECOME so familiar since they were composed in 1740, have been roared out so often in concert halls, at football matches or church services, in a mood of jingoistic pride or, more recently, self-indulgent nostalgia, that we hardly bother anymore to think about what they mean or what they fail to say.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Linda Colley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0300057377
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Yale University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0300057377
Page Count: 432
Awards edit
- Wolfson History Prize (1992)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941.07
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Europe › England › 18th Century
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › History › Europe › Ireland
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