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UNINA9910792257003321 |
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Autore |
Webster Wendy |
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Titolo |
Englishness and empire, 1939-1965 [[electronic resource] /] / Wendy Webster |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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1-4237-8882-6 |
0-19-925860-0 |
1-280-75912-7 |
9786610759125 |
0-19-164757-8 |
0-19-153170-7 |
1-282-26851-1 |
9786612268519 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National characteristics, English - History - 20th century |
Postcolonialism - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Imperialism - Public opinion - History - 20th century |
Nationalism - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Great Britain Colonies History 20th century |
Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952 |
Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The People's Empire and the People's War; 3. The Post-War People's Empire; 4. Coronation Britain; 5. Colonial Wars; 6. Immigration; 7. Elegies for Empire: The Romance of Manliness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Was the British empire given away in a fit of collective indifference as many have claimed? Englishness and Empire looks at connections between stories of nation and empire told in the media - the Second World War, the Coronation and Everest, colonial wars of the 1950's, immigration, Winston Churchill's funeral - and makes an important and |
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