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Hugh Kearney's classic account of the history of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present is distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'history of four nations'. Not only focusing on England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales, Ireland and Scotland in their own terms, whilst recognising that they too have political, religious and cultural divides. This new edition endeavours to recognise and examine contemporary multi-ethnic Britain and its implications for 'four-nations' history, making it an invaluable case study for European nationhood of the past and present. Thoroughly updated throughout to take into account recent social, political and cultural changes within Britain and examine the rise of multi-ethnic Britain, this revised edition also contains a completely new set of illustrations, including sixteen maps.… (altro)
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In this Ocean there happen to be two very large islands which are called Britannic, Albion and Ierna, bigger than any we have mentioned. — Aristotle, De Mundo, c.iv
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Introduction: This is not a piece of national history, though it owes a great deal to the work of more nationally minded historians.
John of Gaunt in Shakespeare's Richard II speaks of this scepter'd isle. . . This precious stone set in a silver sea . . . This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England . . . These powerful lines may be seen as representing the unspoken assumption of so many historians that 'England' is for all intents and purposes an island.
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Nevertheless, today when calls for a truly national history are made, it is important to raise the question of what 'nation' and 'nationhood' has meant and might mean today in an ever more multi-ethnic society.
Hugh Kearney's classic account of the history of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present is distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'history of four nations'. Not only focusing on England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales, Ireland and Scotland in their own terms, whilst recognising that they too have political, religious and cultural divides. This new edition endeavours to recognise and examine contemporary multi-ethnic Britain and its implications for 'four-nations' history, making it an invaluable case study for European nationhood of the past and present. Thoroughly updated throughout to take into account recent social, political and cultural changes within Britain and examine the rise of multi-ethnic Britain, this revised edition also contains a completely new set of illustrations, including sixteen maps.
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