Making of English National Identity

Why is English national identity so enigmatic and so elusive? Why, unlike the Scots, Welsh, Irish and most of continental Europe, do the English find it so difficult to say who they are? The Making of English National Identity, first published in 2003, is a fascinating exploration of Englishness and what it means to be English. Drawing on historical, sociological and literary theory, Krishan Kumar examines the rise of English nationalism and issues of race and ethnicity from earliest times to the present day. He argues that the long history of the English as an imperial people has, as with other imperial people like the Russians and the Austrians, developed a sense of missionary nationalism which in the interests of unity and empire has necessitated the repression of ordinary expressions of nationalism. Professor Kumar's lively and provocative approach challenges readers to reconsider their pre-conceptions about national identity and who the English really are.

Sommario

Preface; 1. English or British? The question of English national identity; 2. Nations and nationalism: civic, ethnic and imperial nations; 3. When was England?; 4. The first English empire; 5. The English nation: parent or nationalism?; 6. The making of British identity; 7. The moment of Englishness; 8. The English and the British today.

Info autore

Krishan Kumar is a distinguished author and Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia.

Riassunto

The Making of English National Identity is a fascinating 2003 exploration of Englishness and what it means to be English rather than British. Drawing on historical, sociological and literary theory, Kumar examines the rise of English nationalism and issues of race and ethnicity from the Norman Conquest to the present day.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Krishan Kumar, Krishan (University of Virginia) Kumar, Kumar Krishan
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeffrey C. Alexander (Editore), Steven Seidman (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.03.2003
• EAN: 9780521771887
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77188-7
• Pagine: 382
• Serie: Cambridge Cultural Social Stud; Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; England, Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, British & Irish history, Politics and government