Tribes into Nations - Bristow-Smith, Laurence

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Résumé :
Tribes into Nations takes a fresh look at the ethnic and cultural evolution of the British Isles. It challenges the long tradition of Anglocentric history which saw the past through the prism of Empire. It views the British Archipelago as inescapably caught up in the movements of peoples and cultures that have swept across the European Continent over the millennia. It shows the importance of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and of lost polities such as the Kingdom of the Isles and the Kingdom of Strathclyde, in shaping the political and cultural identity of the British Isles. And it sees history as a process of continual change that leaves little room for certainties and permanence....

Biographie:
Laurence Bristow-Smith gained a doctorate at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for his work on the artist and novelist Mervyn Peake. He spent for years as Maitre de Conferences at the University of Rabat in Morocco befiore joining the British Diplomatic Service. He learned Chinese and spent time in both Taiwan and mainland China, where he witnessed the Tianman Square incident in 1989. He went on to work across Central andEastern Europe, particularly in the Balkans, where he spent time in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo. He then spent five years in Oslo and six as British Consul General in Milan. He is a keen student of history and music. He also enjoys gardening and cooking.A lifetime exploring different countries andcultures strengthened the interest in historywhich has given rise to this study as well as to

Sommaire:
Laurence Bristow-Smith gained a doctorate at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for his work on the artist and novelist Mervyn Peake. He spent for years as Maitre de Conferences at the University of Rabat in Morocco befiore joining the British Diplomatic Service. He learned Chinese and spent time in both Taiwan and mainland China, where he witnessed the Tianman Square incident in 1989. He went on to work across Central andEastern Europe, particularly in the Balkans, where he spent time in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo. He then spent five years in Oslo and six as British Consul General in Milan. He is a keen student of history and music. He also enjoys gardening and cooking.A lifetime exploring different countries andcultures strengthened the interest in historywhich has given rise to this study as well as to...