Celts, Romans, Britons: Classical and Celtic Influence in the Construction of British Identities
- ISBN-10
- 0198863071
- ISBN-13
- 9780198863076
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-09-30
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Francesca Kaminski-Jones, Rhys Kaminski-Jones
Description
This book investigates the ways in which ideas associated with the Celtic and the Classical have been used to construct identities (national/ethnic/regional etc.) in Britain, from the period of the Roman conquest to the present day.
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