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Englishness and empire, 1939-1965 / Wendy Webster.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Webster, Wendy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, English--History--20th century.
- National characteristics, English.
- Postcolonialism--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Postcolonialism.
- Imperialism--Public opinion--History--20th century.
- Imperialism.
- Nationalism--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Nationalism.
- Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Was the British empire given away in a fit of collective indifference as many have claimed? Englishness and Empire looks at connections between stories of nation and empire told in the media - the Second World War, the Coronation and Everest, colonial wars of the 1950's, immigration, Winston Churchill's funeral - and makes an important and original contribution to recent debates about the domestic consequences of the end of empire. - ;Did loss of imperial power and the end of empire have any significant impact on British culture and identity after 1945? Within a burgeoning literature on national
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The People's Empire and the People's War; 3. The Post-War People's Empire; 4. Coronation Britain; 5. Colonial Wars; 6. Immigration; 7. Elegies for Empire: The Romance of Manliness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610759125
- 9786612268519
- 9781423788829
- 1423788826
- 9780199258604
- 0199258600
- 9781280759123
- 1280759127
- 9780191647574
- 0191647578
- 9780191531705
- 0191531707
- 9781282268517
- 1282268511
- OCLC:
- 476260717
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb32182 hdl
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