British History, 1660-1832 by Alexander Murdoch
This is an interpretative study of the idea of Britain, examining the transformation of a sectarian concept into an imperial ideology forged during a period of sustained warfare in Europe and ever-expanding areas beyond Europe during the second half of the Eighteenth century. It seeks to examine constitutional history from a non-Anglocentric perspective and to relocate it to historiographical developments in Social History and the History of Ideas. Based on more than 25 years of research, it seeks to examine critically a concept which increasingly has come under public debate during the past decade.
'Alexander Murdoch's book presents a series of interlocking arguments about why the idea of Britain and British history matters in the 'long eighteenth century', and is, in part, a firm, but always courteous and balanced, response to such criticisms and doubtsIt is also a timely volume, given the apparently mounting public pressures for 'nationalist' histories in present-day Scotland.' - Bob Harris, Scottish Historical Review 'This little book provides a helpfully broad view of the period' - Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum, Annotated Bibliography for Georgians and Jacobites: Scotland 1715-1800 'students of the seventeenth century will find much of interest' - Barry Coward, Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 'This is a learned, lively, thought-provoking attempt to grapple with a range of very complex issues.' - Bob Harris, Scottish Historical Review
ALEXANDER MURDOCH is Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333600320 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333600320 |
| Title | British History, 1660-1832 |
| Author | Alexander Murdoch |
| Series | British Studies Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave |
| Year published | 1999-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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