Englishness identified manners and character, 1650-1850

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langford, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001, 2001
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
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
Physical Description:x, 389 p. ill
ISBN:9780191697586