How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British nation was invented after 1707 and how this new national identity was nurtured through war, religion, trade, and empire. Lavishly illustrated and powerful, Britons remains a major contribution to our understanding of Britainâs past, and continues to influence ongoing controversies about this polityâs survival and future. This edition contains an extensive new preface by the author.
âA sweeping survey, . . . evocatively illustrated and engagingly written.ââHarriet Ritvo, New York Times Book Review
âChallenging, fascinating, enormously well informed.ââJohn Barrell, London Review of Books
âLinda Colley writes with clarity and grace...Her stimulating book will be, and deserves to be influentialââE. P. Thompson, Dissent
Linda Colley is Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University.
Winner of the Wolfson History Prize
A New York Times Notable Book
In this prize-winning book, Linda Colley interweaves political, military, and social history to recount how England, Wales, and Scotland joined together to form a new British nation and how heroes and politicians, artists and writers, and ordinary men and women helped forge a British identity. 82 b&w illustrations.
Categories:
- History
- World
- Women in History
- World
Publisher : Yale University Press
Author : Colley, Linda
Language : English
Edition : Revised
Published :2009-10-27
Number Of Pages : 480
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0300152809
ISBN-13 : 9780300152807
Item weight : 1.9 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 6.1 in x 9.2 in
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.