Englishness and empire, 1939-1965 /
Did loss of imperial power and the end of empire have any significant impact on metropolitan culture and identity after 1939? Within a burgeoning literature on national identity and Englishness, this is a question that has received surprisingly little attention. Drawing on extensive research in the...
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| フォーマット: | Licensed eBooks |
| 言語: | 英語 |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| オンライン･アクセス: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=163356 |
| 要約: | Did loss of imperial power and the end of empire have any significant impact on metropolitan culture and identity after 1939? Within a burgeoning literature on national identity and Englishness, this is a question that has received surprisingly little attention. Drawing on extensive research in the media archive, Wendy Webster's highly readable study investigates popular narratives of nation, and the significance of empire and its legacies in shaping national identity after 1939. What were the tensions and uncertainties involved in defining a post-imperial nation? How did imperial legacies inf. |
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| 物理的記述: | 1 online resource (viii, 253 pages) |
| 書誌: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781423788829 1423788826 9780191531705 0191531707 9780199258604 0199258600 9780199226641 0199226644 |