Englishness and empire, 1939-1965 / / Wendy Webster

• Autore: Webster Wendy
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 909/.09712410825
• Soggetto topico: National characteristics, English - History - 20th century; Postcolonialism - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Imperialism - Public opinion - History - 20th century; Nationalism - Great Britain - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Colonies History 20th century; Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952; Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 original contribution to recent debates about the domestic consequences of the end of empire. - ;Did loss of imperial power and the end of empire have any significant impact on British culture and identity after 1945? Within a burgeoning literature on national
• Titolo autorizzato: Englishness and empire, 1939-1965
• ISBN: 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807752003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II