The Island Race Englishness, Empire and Gender in the Eighteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Wilson, Kathleen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-15895-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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Rooted in a period of vigorous exploration and colonialism, this innovative study takes the idea of the English as an 'Island Race' and shows how this concept is key to understanding British imperial history in the eighteenth century.
Rooted in a period of vigorous exploration and colonialism, this innovative study takes the idea of the English as an 'Island Race' and shows how this concept is key to understanding British imperial history in the eighteenth century.