{"title":"Robert J. C. Young","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert J. C. Young\u003c\/strong\u003e explores complex themes at the intersection of history, culture, and identity. His works delve into the nuances of postcolonial theory and the construction of ethnicity, offering insightful perspectives on how power and language shape societal narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtfully crafted texts that challenge conventional understandings of history and cultural formation, making his books essential for those interested in deepening their grasp of postcolonial studies and the historical dynamics of ethnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"postcolonialism-by-robert-j-c-young-9781405120944","title":"Postcolonialism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seminal work—now available in a 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary edition with a new preface—is a thorough introduction to the historical and theoretical origins of postcolonial theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePostcolonialism\u003c\/em\u003e provides a clearly written and wide-ranging account of postcolonialism, empire, imperialism, and colonialism, authored by one of the leading scholars on the topic. The book details the history of anti-colonial movements and their leaders around the world, from Europe and Latin America to Africa and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt analyses the ways in which freedom struggles contributed to postcolonial discourse by producing fundamental ideas about the relationship between non-western and western societies and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering an engaging yet accessible style, \u003cem\u003ePostcolonialism\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to scholars as well as introductory students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000708514028,"sku":"9781405120944","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7405923482688.jpg?v=1763299414"},{"product_id":"the-idea-of-english-ethnicity-by-robert-j-c-young-9781405101295","title":"The Idea of English Ethnicity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, particularly since devolution in the UK, there have been many attempts to identify exactly what constitutes Englishness. In this major contribution to debates about English identity, leading theorist Robert Young argues that the recent uncertainty about the nature of the English arises from more than just the challenges of devolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is rather the long-term result of the fact that in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Englishness was never really about England, its essence or national character, at all. It was rather developed as a form of long-distance nationalism, as an ethnic identity for those who were precisely not English, but rather made up the English diaspora around the world: Americans, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglishness\u003c\/em\u003e was constructed as a translatable quality or identity that could be taken on or appropriated anywhere - which is why the most English Englishmen have always been Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461575852268,"sku":"9781405101295","price":78.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405101295-the-idea-of-english-ethnicity.jpg?v=1774971552"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/robert-j-c-young.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}