British identities before nationalism

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"Inspired by debates among political scientists over the strength and depth of the pre-modern roots of nationalism, this study attempts to gauge the status of ethnic identities in an era whose dominant loyalties and modes of political argument were confessional, institutional and juridical." "Colin Kidd's point of departure is the widely shared orthodox belief that the whole world had been peopled by the offspring of Noah. In addition, Kidd probes inconsistencies in national myths of origin and ancient constitutional claims, and considers points of contact which existed in the early modern era between ethnic identities that are now viewed as antithetical, including those of Celts and Saxons. He also argues that Gothicism qualified the notorious Francophobia of eighteenth-century Britons." "A wide-ranging example of the new British history, this study draws upon evidence from England, Scotland, Ireland and America, while remaining alert to European comparisons and influences."--Jacket.

subjects: British Mythology,  British National characteristics,  Celtic Mythology,  Celts,  Constitutional history,  Ethnic groups,  Ethnic relations,  Ethnicity,  Group identity,  History,  Mythology, British,  Mythology, Celtic,  National characteristics, British,  Nationalism,  Constitutional history, great britain,  Nationalism, great britain,  Great britain, ethnic relations,  Britanniques,  Histoire,  Identité collective,  Histoire constitutionnelle,  Groupes ethniques,  Nationalisme,  Ethnicité,  Celtes,  Mythologie britannique,  Relations interethniques,  Mythologie celtique,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Anthropology,  Cultural,  Discrimination & Race Relations,  Minority Studies,  Nationalbewusstsein,  Ethnizität,  Ethnische Identität,  Etnisch bewustzijn,  Nationale identiteit,  Caractère national britannique

Places: Great Britain

Times: 17th century,  18th century