Englishness identified [electronic resource] : manners and character, 1650-1850 / Paul Langford.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: 1 online resource (x, 389 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191697586 (ebook) :.Subject(s): National characteristics, English -- History | National characteristics, English, in literature | English literature -- History and criticism | England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century | England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199246403DDC classification: 306.09420903 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Between 1650 and 1850 perceptions of the English changed as a nation of supposed barbarians evolved into a world power. This study traces the evolution of the so-called English national character through the impressions of foreign observers.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Between 1650 and 1850 perceptions of the English changed as a nation of supposed barbarians evolved into a world power. This study traces the evolution of the so-called English national character through the impressions of foreign observers.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.