{"product_id":"english-nationalism-jeremy-black-9781849049856","title":"English Nationalism: A Short History","description":"Englishness is an idea, a consciousness and a proto-nationalism. There is no English state within the United Kingdom, no English passport, Parliament or currency, nor any immediate prospect of any. That does not mean that England lacks an identity, although English nationalism, or at least a distinctive nationalism, has been partly forced upon the English by the development in the British Isles of strident nationalisms that have contested Britishness, and with much success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo what is happening to the United Kingdom, and, within that, to England? Jeremy Black looks to the past in order to understand the historical identity of England, and what it means for English nationalism today, in a post-Brexit world. The extent to which English nationalism has a \"deep history\" is a matter of controversy, although he seeks to demonstrate that it exists, from 'the Old English State' onwards, predating the Norman invasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe also questions whether the standard modern critique of politically partisan, or un-British, Englishness as \"extreme\" is merited? Indeed, is hostility to \"England,\" whatever that is supposed to mean, the principal driver of resurgent English nationalism? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Brexit referendum of 2016 appeared to have cancelled out Scottish and other nationalisms as an issue, but, in practice, it made Englishness a topic of particular interest and urgency, as set out in this short history of its origins and evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849049858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849049856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Jeremy Black","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938992685311,"sku":"9781849049856","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_95d11747-cbbe-4f20-af51-0c40a1e583ce.jpg?v=1681438860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-nationalism-jeremy-black-9781849049856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}