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The Invention Of Great Britain

Raymond Carr THE MAKING OF ENGLISH NATIONAL IDENTITY by Krishnan Kumar CUP, £47.50, pp. 381 ISBN 0521771889 T he main burden of this book is clear enough. It is contained in......

The Heart Of Whiteness

Robert Macfarlane THE ICE: A NATURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA by Stephen Pyne Weide*ld, £16.99, pp. 448 ISBN 1842126741 H appiness writes white, it's said: so too, one......