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Britons

Forging the Nation, 1707-1837

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How was Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? In this brilliant and wide-ranging book, Linda Colley explains how a new British nation was invented in the wake of the 1707 Act of Union, and how a new national identity was forged through war, religion, trade and imperial expansion. Powerful and timely, this lavishly illustrated book is a major contribution to our understanding of Britain's past and to the growing debate about the shape and survival of Britain and its institutions in the future.

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Britons, Linda Colley

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Pubblicato
1996
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(In brossura)
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Titolo
Britons
Sottotitolo
Forging the Nation, 1707-1837
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1996
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
448
ISBN10
0099427214
ISBN13
9780099427216
Serie
Descrizione
How was Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? In this brilliant and wide-ranging book, Linda Colley explains how a new British nation was invented in the wake of the 1707 Act of Union, and how a new national identity was forged through war, religion, trade and imperial expansion. Powerful and timely, this lavishly illustrated book is a major contribution to our understanding of Britain's past and to the growing debate about the shape and survival of Britain and its institutions in the future.