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Cultural Diversity in the British Middle Ages: Archipelago, Island, England
by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Ph.D.
Palgrave Macmillan (Aug., 2008).

A collection of essays that dissect the concept of the English nation, and examine the political identity of the British isles through a lens of metaphorical fragmentation of the archipelago.

The reader is brought to question and re-address concepts of homogeneity and political identity, especially as they pertain to the British peoples.

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Jeffrey Cohen said…
One of my favorite books. Thanks for featuring it.
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 6:03:00 AM EST
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