{"product_id":"9781398513914-british-imagination-pa","title":"The British Imagination","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Ideas from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II\u003cbr\u003eThe third in Peter Watson's spiritual trilogy, including THE GERMAN GENIUS and THE FRENCH MIND: a masterful and epic intellectual history of Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Extensive and intelligent . a guide to the nature of British intellectual curiosity’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reign of Queen Elizabeth I ushered in an unprecedented age of exploration and discovery. Over 500 years that saw  ‘the greatest expansion of ideas and knowledge the world has ever seen’, a small island nation, for centuries a cultural backwater, asserted itself as a world power. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreathtaking in scope, embracing literature, science, art, religion, philosophy and politics, \u003ci\u003eThe British Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life those centuries between Elizabeth I and II, and asks the provocative question – are we still living in a British 'metaphysical empire'?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe German Genius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe French Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a lively and deeply researched history of the most influential personalities and ideas that made modern Britain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Intriguing insights about the contemporary Anglosphere . nuanced and appreciative’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Peter Watson has form when it comes to probing a nation’s psyche . Ambitious and stimulating’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57635849929078,"sku":"9781398513914","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40842564_bf3e882b-c1c3-4189-9b40-b9abe33c7712.jpg?v=1776416887","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398513914-british-imagination-pa","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}