Born in Britain, Linda Colley has taught and written on history and current events on both sides of the Atlantic. Previously at Cambridge, Yale, and the London School of Economics, she is now Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University.
"Brilliant... rich and stimulating" Hugo Young, Guardian; "The most dazzling and comprehensive study of a national identity yet to appear in any language." Tom Nairn, Scotsman; "A very fine book... challenging, fascinating, enormously well-informed." John Barrell, London Review of Books; "Wise and bracing history... which provides an historical context for debate about British citizenship barely begun." Michael Ratcliffe, Observer; "Controversial, entertaining and alarmingly topical... a delight to read." Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph; "Uniting sharp analysis, pungent prose and choice examples, Colley probes beneath the skin and lays bare the anatomy of nationhood." Roy Porter, New Statesman & Society"
"Brilliant... rich and stimulating" Hugo Young, Guardian; "The most dazzling and comprehensive study of a national identity yet to appear in any language." Tom Nairn, Scotsman; "A very fine book... challenging, fascinating, enormously well-informed." John Barrell, London Review of Books; "Wise and bracing history... which provides an historical context for debate about British citizenship barely begun." Michael Ratcliffe, Observer; "Controversial, entertaining and alarmingly topical... a delight to read." Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph; "Uniting sharp analysis, pungent prose and choice examples, Colley probes beneath the skin and lays bare the anatomy of nationhood." Roy Porter, New Statesman & Society"
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