Englishness and Empire 1939-1965

Awards:   Winner of IAMHIST Prize for a Work in Media and History 2007. Winner of Winner of the International Association for Media and History Prize.
Author:   Wendy Webster (Reader in Contemporary British History, University of Central Lancashire)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780199226641


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   11 October 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Englishness and Empire 1939-1965


Awards

  • Winner of IAMHIST Prize for a Work in Media and History 2007.
  • Winner of Winner of the International Association for Media and History Prize.

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Author:   Wendy Webster (Reader in Contemporary British History, University of Central Lancashire)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.394kg
ISBN:  

9780199226641


ISBN 10:   0199226644
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   11 October 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

Introduction The People's Empire and the People's War The Post-War People's Empire Coronation Britain Colonial Wars Immigration Elegies for Empire: The Romance of Manliness Epilogue Bibliography

Reviews

...an impressive book, valuable for its exhaustive and multifaceted use of sources and for the author's sophisticated perceptions of cultural change and its impact. William D. Rubinstein, The English Historical Review


...an impressive book, valuable for its exhaustive and multifaceted use of sources and for the author's sophisticated perceptions of cultural change and its impact. * William D. Rubinstein, The English Historical Review *


`Review from previous edition Englishness and Empire represents a thoroughly researched and thought-provoking monograph, which will prove invaluable to studetns and researchers across the humanities. ' Shompa Lahiri, Journal of British Studies `Thoroughly researched, cogently argued and lucidly written, Englishness and Empire is an important work which deserves to be accorded major currency in the historiography of national identity. ' James Chapman, History `'Wendy Webster's new book makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the effects of the loss of imperial power and the end of empire on British culture between 1939-65. ' Catherine Hall, Twentieth-Century British History `A highly readable study ... The novel focus makes this an important study for scholars of modern British history, empire and Commonwealth, decolonization, migration, gender, ethnicity and race. ' History Today


`Review from previous edition Englishness and Empire represents a thoroughly researched and thought-provoking monograph, which will prove invaluable to studetns and researchers across the humanities. ' Shompa Lahiri, Journal of British Studies `Thoroughly researched, cogently argued and lucidly written, Englishness and Empire is an important work which deserves to be accorded major currency in the historiography of national identity. ' James Chapman, History `'Wendy Webster's new book makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the effects of the loss of imperial power and the end of empire on British culture between 1939-65. ' Catherine Hall, Twentieth-Century British History `A highly readable study ... The novel focus makes this an important study for scholars of modern British history, empire and Commonwealth, decolonization, migration, gender, ethnicity and race. ' History Today


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