Britons : Forging the Nation, 1707-1837 - Softcover

Colley, Linda

 
9780099427216: Britons : Forging the Nation, 1707-1837

Synopsis

In this wide-ranging exploration, Linda Colley explains how a new British nation was invented in the wake of the 1707 Act of Union. She also shows how a new national identity was forged through war, religion, trade and imperial expansion.

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About the Author

Linda Colley was born in Britain in 1949. She has taught at Cambridge, Yale University and the London School of Economics. She is currently Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Colley was awarded the CBE in the 2009 New Year Honours. Her previous books include In Defiance of Oligarchy: The Tory Party 1714-1760 and Namier.

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