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Idea of English Ethnicity
Contributor(s): Young (Author)
ISBN: 1405101288     ISBN-13: 9781405101288
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $113.95  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2007
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
Dewey: 305.821
LCCN: 2007008016
Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 312 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
In this major contribution to debates about English identity, leading theorist Robert J.C. Young argues that Englishness was never really about England at all. In the nineteenth century, it was rather developed as a form of long-distance identity for the English diaspora around the world. Young shows how the effects of this continue to reverberate today, nationally and globally.

  • Written by an internationally established theorist, whose work has been translated into 20 languages
  • Shows how potent the idea of Englishness is
  • Helps to explain why the UK continues to act as if it has a 'special relationship' to the US
  • Helps to explain why the UK is so successfully multicultural
  • Part of the prestigious Blackwell Manifestos series