Identity of England

• Autore: Colls Robert
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 409 p.) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 942
• Soggetto topico: National characteristics, English; Great Britain; Regions & Countries - Europe; History & Archaeology
• Soggetto geografico: England Civilization; Great Britain History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Introduction I -- BUILDING THE NATION -- 1. The Law Becomes You 13 -- 2. Uniting the Kingdoms 34 -- 3. Constituting the Modern Nation 50 -- EXTENDING THE STATE -- 4. Modern Gentlemanly Progress 69 -- 5. The Nation Over Itself 80 -- 6. Colonials 93 -- 7. Women and Workers Io8 -- 8. Loyalties 124 -- POST-IMPERIAL REFORMATION -- 9. Forward March Halted I43 -- 10. Imagined Nation 162 -- 11. Reconstituting the Nation 177 -- Bridgehead 199 -- BUILDING THE HOMELAND -- 12. England as A Garden 203 -- 13. Wasteland 212 -- I4. Island 225 -- I5. Natives 245 -- 16. Journeys 258 -- ABSORBING THE PEOPLE -- 17. Celts 275 -- 18. National Properties 289 -- 19. Common People 300 -- 20. Left-over People 312 -- ENGLAND NOW -- 21. Anarchy in the UK? 337 -- 22. Thinking With England 356 -- Conclusion 377.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this text, Robert Colls traces the constitutional, legal, racial, cultural, and geographical dimensions of Englishness from medieval times to the present day, with a particular emphasis on the last 100 years.
• Altri titoli varianti: Identity of England, The
• Titolo autorizzato: Identity of England
• ISBN: 9786610446629; 1-280-44662-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910157846403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II