Inventing and Resisting Britain
Cultural Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1685-1789
Published on 21. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 200 pages
978-0-333-65061-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the difficulties and challenges which faced attempts to create a British identity. Taking its perspective from the cultural, social and political margins of the British Isles, it demonstrates how fragile the supposed political consensus of the eighteenth century was. To read it is to revaluate our understanding of the culture of England in relation to other societies of these islands.
Reviews / Votes
'[A] substantial contribution...provides compelling evidence to show that more than two-thirds of the population of Britain did not belong to the established church.' - KW Schweitzer, Albion '[A]s straightforward as it is radical...moves the debate surrounding the so-called British Problem...a stage further.' - Willy Maley, Irish Studies Review 'What makes it distinctive is the fantastic mental energy thrown into its immensely ambitious remit, which is no less than to study the emergence of British identity in the eighteenth century from the point of view of all the national groups involved - not just the English and Scottish but the Irish and Welsh ones as well.' - Bruce P.Lenman, Scottish Historical ReviewMore details
Series
Edition
1997
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-65061-5 (9780333650615)
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
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05/1997
Palgrave Macmillan
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05/1997
Palgrave Macmillan
€71.19
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Person
M. Pittock
Content
Inventing and Resisting Britain.- Blest Paper Credit: Financing the Revolution.- Crown Culture and Counter Culture -Enlightenment and Empire Orc and the Primitives.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.