The Resource The English and their history, by Robert Tombs
The English and their history, by Robert Tombs
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The item The English and their history, by Robert Tombs represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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- Summary
- "The English and Their History presents the momentous story of England "first as an idea, and then as a kingdom, as a country, a people and a culture." Here, in a single volume, is a fresh and comprehensive account of the English and their history. With extraordinary insight, Robert Tombs examines language, literature, law, religion, politics, and more while investigating the sources of England's collective memory and belief. The English and Their History spans 700,000 years, from the island's very first inhabitants to the present day, stopping along the way to recount the tales of conquerors, kings, and queens; a nation's myths and legends, facts and extraordinary truths. No history of England has come close to matching the scale and scope of this historical masterwork--with an eye for detail to rival his ambition, Tombs has managed to cover every significant happening and development over hundreds of thousands of years while accessibly explaining how they connect. But The English and Their History is more a work of narrative nonfiction than one of reference or record, expertly guiding the reader from footprints in the mud of early Homo sapiens through Shakespeare, Reformation, revolution, and industrialization in a narrative stretching all the way to the present"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 1024 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- Isbn
- 9781101874769
- Label
- The English and their history
- Title
- The English and their history
- Statement of responsibility
- by Robert Tombs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The English and Their History presents the momentous story of England "first as an idea, and then as a kingdom, as a country, a people and a culture." Here, in a single volume, is a fresh and comprehensive account of the English and their history. With extraordinary insight, Robert Tombs examines language, literature, law, religion, politics, and more while investigating the sources of England's collective memory and belief. The English and Their History spans 700,000 years, from the island's very first inhabitants to the present day, stopping along the way to recount the tales of conquerors, kings, and queens; a nation's myths and legends, facts and extraordinary truths. No history of England has come close to matching the scale and scope of this historical masterwork--with an eye for detail to rival his ambition, Tombs has managed to cover every significant happening and development over hundreds of thousands of years while accessibly explaining how they connect. But The English and Their History is more a work of narrative nonfiction than one of reference or record, expertly guiding the reader from footprints in the mud of early Homo sapiens through Shakespeare, Reformation, revolution, and industrialization in a narrative stretching all the way to the present"--
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10455718
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tombs, Robert
- Dewey number
- 942
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- HISTORY / Social History
- HISTORY / Historical Geography
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Label
- The English and their history, by Robert Tombs
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1411661
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 1024 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781101874769
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014048390
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781101874769
- (OCoLC)904036598
- Label
- The English and their history, by Robert Tombs
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1411661
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 1024 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781101874769
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014048390
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781101874769
- (OCoLC)904036598
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