琳达•科利（Linda Colley，1949-），英国皇家历史学会和皇家文学学会成员，普林斯顿大学历史学教授，曾任教于耶鲁大学和伦敦政治经济学院，长于英国史、帝国史和民族主义问题研究。著有《挑战寡头政治：1714-1760年的托利党》（1982年）、《纳米尔》（1988年）、《英国人：国家的形成，1707-1837年》（1992年）、《囚徒：1600-1850年的英国、帝国和世界》（2002）和《伊丽莎白·玛什的痛苦经历：世界历史中的一个女人》（2007年）。 周玉鹏，历史学博士，建筑学博士后。出版有《菲拉雷特建筑学论集》《可持续性建筑》《比例》《紧缩城市》《历史学与社会理论》等专、译著二十余部；主持、指导、参与规划、设计项目十余项。

How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? In this prize-winning book, Linda Colley combines imperial, political, social, and cultural history to analyze the evolution of Britishness, evoking its enduring tensions as well as its powerful characteristics. Hailed at its publication as “the most dazzling and comprehensive study of a national identity yet to a...(展开全部)

How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British nation was invented after 1707 and how this new national identity was nurtured through war, religion, trade, and empire. Lavishly illustrated and powerful, "Britons" remains a major contribution to our understanding of Britain's past, and continu...(展开全部)

Taking as its starting point the ethnogenesis of this ethnic group during the Mongol period (13th century), this volume traces their history through Islam, the Ottoman and the Russian Empires (15th and 17th century). The author discusses how Islam, Russian colonial policies and indigenous national movements shaped the collective identity of this victimized ethnic group. Part tw...(展开全部)

本书描绘了自苏格兰与英格兰的《联合法案》诞生至维多利亚女王登基期间英国国家的形成历程。通过描述那些对“英国性”形成至关重要事件，如新教信仰、帝国扩张红利、美国独立、统治精英及王室形象的变化、英法战争、女权发展，废奴运动、天主教徒解放运动、1832年议会改革法案等，作者琳达·科利向我们揭示了大不列颠如何凝聚成一个更加统一的国家。同时，她也通过历史维度向我们展示了“英国性”日后的发展方向。

本书描绘了自苏格兰与英格兰的《联合法案》诞生至维多利亚女王登基期间英国国家的形成历程。通过描述那些对“英国性”形成至关重要事件，如新教信仰、帝国扩张红利、美国独立、统治精英及王室形象的变化、英法战争、女权发展、废奴运动、天主教徒解放运动、1832年议会改革法案等，作者琳达·科利向我们揭示了大不列颠如何凝聚成一个更加统一的国家。同时，她也通过历史维度向我们展示了“英国性”日后的发展方向。

In this major new study, Nicolas Tackett proposes that the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) witnessed both the maturation of an East Asian inter-state system and the emergence of a new worldview and sense of Chinese identity among educated elites. These developments together had sweeping repercussions for the course of Chinese history, while also demonstrating that there has ex...(展开全部)

In this major new study, Nicolas Tackett proposes that the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) witnessed both the maturation of an East Asian inter-state system and the emergence of a new worldview and sense of Chinese identity among educated elites. These developments together had sweeping repercussions for the course of Chinese history, while also demonstrating that there has ex...(展开全部)

The British Empire gave rise to various new forms of British identity in the colonial world outside the Dominions. In cities and colonies, and in sovereign states subject to more informal pressures such as Argentina or China, communities of Britons developed identities inflected by local ambitions and pressures. As a result they often found themselves at loggerheads with their ...(展开全部)