Nineteenth-Century Britain

Integration and Diversity. The Ford Lectures Delivered in the University of Oxford 1986-1987

Autor: Keith Robbins

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This is a study of two conflicting trends in nineteenth-century Britain: the promotion of integratio...

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Autor

Keith Robbins

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

1995

strony

212

EAN

9780198205852

ISBN

0198205856

Enbook ID

04523109

Wydawca

Oxford University Press

Waga

288

Wymiary

139 x 219 x 18

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This is a study of two conflicting trends in nineteenth-century Britain: the promotion of integration and unity, and the commitment to preserve regional diversity. In the last century communications between different parts of Britain improved enormously, through the spread of railways, the penny post, newspapers, and increased affluence which enabled more people to take holidays; but this did not necessarily lead to uniformity. The Scots and the Welsh in particular were concerned to retain their own 'nationality' and culture, yet in ways which would not lead to political separation. Professor Robbins examines the various aspects which served to unite or divide the regions: the role of the church and religious beliefs, patterns of eating and drinking, the political system, commercial development, the educational system, language, literature, and music. He concludes that there was a 'British' nation which was consolidated through the century. Although not uniform in character, it held together during the supreme test of the First World War, under the political guidance of a Welshman whose first language was not English and the spiritual guidance of an Archbishop of Canterbury who was a Scot. The relationship between region and state still lies at the heart of today's concerns with local government, devolution, and the North/South divide, and this stimulation account of the making of the modern nation will appeal to all interested in British history and politics.

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