1992, ISBN: 0300057377

[EAN: 9780300057379], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 7.14], [PU: Yale University Press, United States], LINDA COLLEY BRITONS. FORGING THE NATION 1707 1837, In this book, Linda Colley rec… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300057379], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 7.14], [PU: Yale University Press, United States], LINDA COLLEY BRITONS. FORGING THE NATION 1707 1837, In this book, Linda Colley recounts how a new British nation was invented in the wake of the Act of Union between England and Wales and Scotland in 1707. She describes how a succession of major wars with Catholic France, culminating in the conflict with Napoleon, served as both a threat and a tonic, forcing the diverse peoples of this Protestant culture into a closer union and reminding them of what they had in common. She also shows how their world-wide empire gave men and women from different ethnic and social backgrounds a powerful incentive to be British. In the process, she not only demonstrates how an over-arching British identity came to be superimposed onto much older regional and national identities but she also illuminates why it is that these same older identities - be it Scottishness or Welshness or Englishness or regionalism of one kind or another - have reemerged and become far more important in the late 20th century. The aspirations and ambitions of individual Britons form an integral part of Colley's story. She supplies vignettes of well-known heros and politicians such as Horatio Nelson and William Pit the Younger, patriots such as Thomas Coram and John Wilkes and artists and writers who helped forge our image of Britishness - William Hogarth, David Wilkie, J.M.W. Turner, Charlotte Bronte, Benjamin West and Walter Scott. Drawing on paintings, plays, cartoons, diaries, almanacs, sermons and songs she also brings to life an array of men and women who have previously been left out of the historical record, from the British army officers to working men and women. Throughout, she analyzes patriotism rather than assuming its existence and shows it to have been a diverse and often rational phenomenon. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

1992, ISBN: 0300057377

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[EAN: 9780300057379], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 17.52], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], ACT OF UNION; NAPOLEONIC WARS; AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Jacket, Book condition: VG with crea… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300057379], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 17.52], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], ACT OF UNION; NAPOLEONIC WARS; AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Jacket, Book condition: VG with crease to foot of spine; some marks to closed page edges. Jacket: VG with creasing to foot of spine; light handling wear. A bright copy. **Heavy book. Shipping cost may be higher than stated for buyers outside of the UK.**, Books<

1992, ISBN: 9780300057379

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr. Beautiful unread copy has 1" long by 3/16" translucent brown stain at top of first page and 5 similar small spots at top of text … Mehr…

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr. Beautiful unread copy has 1" long by 3/16" translucent brown stain at top of first page and 5 similar small spots at top of text block (does not effect body of pages). DJ in mylar has 5 tiny translucent spots at top edge of inside flap, otherwise in excellent condition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1992., Yale Univ Pr, 1992, 4<

1992, ISBN: 0300057377

[EAN: 9780300057379], Tweedehands, als nieuw, [SC: 34.47], [PU: Yale Univ Press, 1992], Jacket, Hbk 430pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new., Books