Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Derek Hirst, Dominion: England and its Island Neighbours, 1500–1707 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 322; illus. Paperback ISBN 978-0-19-953537-8, £18.99).

Derek Hirst, Dominion: England and its Island Neighbours, 1500–1707 (Oxford: Oxford University... of British life contributed to the waning of a distinctive Nonconformist identity and may have ultimately diminished religious influence. The book would have been strengthened with more attention to Nicoll's liberal imperialist politics, including his views on overseas missions, race and the `civilising' mission of Empire, and the prewar Ulster crisis. We also needed more analysis of the influence of his Scottish Free Church roots on later journalism and politics. Nonetheless, this is a valuable study of one of the most influential Scots of the Victorian era. Stewart J. Brown (University of Edinburgh) Derek Hirst, Dominion: England and its Island Neighbours, 1500­1707 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 322; illus. Paperback ISBN 978-0-19-953537-8, £18.99). DOI: 10.3366/jshs.2012.0052 The `British Problem' of the early modern period (and beyond) has frequently been analysed from a Scottish and Irish perspective, reflecting the apparently greater tensions between British, `national', and other particular identities in those kingdoms than in England. The relative complacency of the English about their place in Britain or, to put it less charitably, the reflexive hegemony signalled in the promiscuous use of `British' for `English', has limited analysis of the early modern three kingdoms issue from a South http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Scottish Historical Studies Edinburgh University Press

Derek Hirst, Dominion: England and its Island Neighbours, 1500–1707 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 322; illus. Paperback ISBN 978-0-19-953537-8, £18.99).

Rose, Jacqueline
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies , Volume 32 (2): 215 – Nov 1, 2012
Download PDF
3 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/edinburgh-university-press/derek-hirst-dominion-england-and-its-island-neighbours-1500-1707-Mv0j6V30u0

References

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Copyright
© Edinburgh University Press 2012
Subject
Book Reviews; Historical Studies
ISSN
1748-538X
eISSN
1755-1749
DOI
10.3366/jshs.2012.0052
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

of British life contributed to the waning of a distinctive Nonconformist identity and may have ultimately diminished religious influence. The book would have been strengthened with more attention to Nicoll's liberal imperialist politics, including his views on overseas missions, race and the `civilising' mission of Empire, and the prewar Ulster crisis. We also needed more analysis of the influence of his Scottish Free Church roots on later journalism and politics. Nonetheless, this is a valuable study of one of the most influential Scots of the Victorian era. Stewart J. Brown (University of Edinburgh) Derek Hirst, Dominion: England and its Island Neighbours, 1500­1707 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 322; illus. Paperback ISBN 978-0-19-953537-8, £18.99). DOI: 10.3366/jshs.2012.0052 The `British Problem' of the early modern period (and beyond) has frequently been analysed from a Scottish and Irish perspective, reflecting the apparently greater tensions between British, `national', and other particular identities in those kingdoms than in England. The relative complacency of the English about their place in Britain or, to put it less charitably, the reflexive hegemony signalled in the promiscuous use of `British' for `English', has limited analysis of the early modern three kingdoms issue from a South

Journal

Journal of Scottish Historical Studies – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Nov 1, 2012

There are no references for this article.