British Historians and National Identity de Anthony Leon Brundage

British Historians and National Identity: From Hume to Churchill

Anthony Leon Brundage

Two eminent scholars of historiography examine the concept of national identity through the key multi-volume histories of the last two hundred years. Starting with Hume’s History of England (1754–62), they explore the work of British historians whose work had a popular readership and an influence on succeeding generations of British children.

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Paperback (1)

260^.54 lei 6-8 săpt.

Taylor & Francis – 14 oct 2024

260^.54 lei 6-8 săpt.

Hardback (1)

1057^.09 lei 6-8 săpt.

Taylor & Francis – noi 2014

1057^.09 lei 6-8 săpt.

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Introduction; Chapter 1 Demythologizing the Nation’s Past: David Hume’s History of England; Chapter 2 Catharine Macaulay’s Vindication of Radicalism and the Republican Tradition; Chapter 3 Reassessing Religion and the National Narrative: John Lingard and the English Reformation; Chapter 4 Placing the Constitution at the Heart of National Identity: Henry Hallam and Constitutional History; Chapter 5 Thomas Babington Macaulay: Writing the History of a Progressive People; Chapter 6 The Glories of the Reformation and the Origins of Empire: J. A. Froude’s Celebration of the Tudor Era; Chapter 7 Edward Augustus Freeman: Liberal Democracy and National Identity; Chapter 8 William Stubbs: The Continuity of English History as National Identity; Chapter 9 Celebrating the People: J. R. Green’s Short History; Chapter 10 Samuel Rawson Gardiner: Incorporating Dissent into the National Story; Chapter 11 In Thrall to English Tradition and Character: G. M. Trevelyan’s Panoramic Histories of the Island Race; Chapter 12 The Anglosphere as Global Model: Winston Churchill’s History of the English-Speaking Peoples; conclusion Conclusion;

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