| British Consciousness and Identity: The Making of Britain, 1533-1707 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bradshaw, Brendan (Editor), Roberts, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521893615 ISBN-13: 9780521893619 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: This collection makes a special contribution to the development of the "new British history"--which seeks to explore in a comparative framework the history of the national entities that constitute the two islands of the Atlantic Archipelago. The contributors represent the four constituent national communities, and their essays provide a further corrective to the Anglocentric bias of traditional British history. Generally the book sheds light on current debates concerning "the Union" and devolution as well as on Britain's historic and continuing "Irish problem." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Literary Collections | Essays - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 941.05 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.26" W x 9.14" (1.20 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection makes a special contribution to the development of the new British history--which seeks to explore in a comparative framework the history of the national entities that constitute the two islands of the Atlantic Archipelago. The contributors represent the four constituent national communities, and their essays provide a further corrective to the Anglocentric bias of traditional British history. Generally the book sheds light on current debates concerning the Union and devolution as well as on Britain's historic and continuing Irish problem. |