Island Race; Englishness, Empire and Gender in the Eighteenth Century

Island Race; Englishness, Empire and Gender in the Eighteenth Century

Editorial Reviews
John Brewer, University of Chicago
"Kathleen Wilson is unquestionably one of the most exciting and innovative historians writing about eighteenth-century Britain.."

Review
This is a terrific book, which will add to Kathleen Wilson's reputation as a talented historian of nation and empire in the eighteenth century. It is well written, rich in historical imagination and innovative thinking..
-Catherine Hall, University College London

Kathleen Wilson is unquestionably one of the most exciting and innovative historians writing about eighteenth-century Britain..
-John Brewer, University of Chicago

Wilson's exuberant and compendious book suggestively analyzes many unexpected aspects of empire. This immensely readable history, impressively informed by fact and theory, will attract a receptive and appreciative cross-disciplinary audience..
-Felicity Nussbaum, University of California

This lively collection of essays illustrates the author's thesis that 18th-century Englishmen were forced to redefine the benchmarks of their national identity in light of their association with the various cultures of the expanding empire... worthwhile reading..
-Choice

Kathleen Wilson's dazzling new book on Englishness, empire, and gender is not one for those who prefer the safe and dutiful....The Island Race presents a sophisticated and complex analysis of islands, identity, and gender in the eighteenth century..
-William and Mary Quarterly, January 2004

Island Race; Englishness, Empire and Gender in the Eighteenth Century

Island Race,K. Wilson,Routledge,0415158966,18th century,Civilization,England,Europe - Great Britain - General,Gender Studies,History,History - General History,History: World,Imperialism,Modern - 18th Century,National characteristics, Engl,National characteristics, English,Sex role,World - General,British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900,History / Great Britain,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,United Kingdom, Great Britain

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