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Protestantism and National Identity
Tony Claydon
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Description for Protestantism and National Identity
Paperback. A challenge to the much-promoted thesis that Protestantism was central to the rise of Britain as a world power. Editor(s): Claydon, Professor Tony; McBride, Ian. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
This volume traces the complex contribution which Protestantism made to national identity in the British Isles between the Stuart and the Victorian ages. Often challenging existing work, the essays both question whether nationalism was a secular and 'modern' phenomenon, and ask whether Protestantism could support any simple vision of a united, imperial and 'elect' Britain. Covering a wide variety of subjects, the authors show that whilst the reformed faith was always central to 'British' self-awareness, it could also divide the peoples of Britain and Ireland, could cast doubt on their greatness, and could dissolve any insistence on the uniqueness of ... Read more
This volume traces the complex contribution which Protestantism made to national identity in the British Isles between the Stuart and the Victorian ages. Often challenging existing work, the essays both question whether nationalism was a secular and 'modern' phenomenon, and ask whether Protestantism could support any simple vision of a united, imperial and 'elect' Britain. Covering a wide variety of subjects, the authors show that whilst the reformed faith was always central to 'British' self-awareness, it could also divide the peoples of Britain and Ireland, could cast doubt on their greatness, and could dissolve any insistence on the uniqueness of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521038782
SKU
V9780521038782
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Reviews for Protestantism and National Identity
'The book … is both wide-ranging and thematically consistent: its analyses of the ambiguities which attend religious as well as national identities, and of the subtle and highly flexible definitions to which those identities are susceptable, make it essential reading for students of the period.' British Journal of Eighteenth Century Studies 'This is an indispensable collection, learned and sharply focused.' ... Read more