British Cultural Identities
2nd Edition
Published on 18. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-415-27861-4 (ISBN)
Description
British Cultural Identities analyses contemporary British identity from the various and changing ways in which people who live in the UK position themselves and are positioned by their culture today. Each chapter covers one of the seven intersecting themes: place and environment education, work and leisure gender, sex and the family youth culture and style class and politics ethnicity and language religion and heritage The second edition of this successful book brings it right up to date to cover such phenomena as Posh and Becks, Jamie Oliver, Big Brother, the Millenium Dome and Harry Potter.
Reviews / Votes
'Indispensable the ideal complement to introductory texts on Britain.' - Professor Dr Jurgen Kramer, Dortmund University; 'A valuable introduction to many aspects of British life.' - Dr Ovidi Carbonell, University of Salamanca; 'Well-organised and gives consideration to a variety of relevant factors in the formation of identity - eminently readable.' - Dr Ian Inglis, University of NorthumbriaMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduate
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
47 b&w photographs, tables, recommended reading
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
975 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-27861-4 (9780415278614)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Mike Storry | Peter Childs
British Cultural Identities
Book
12/2007
3rd Edition
Routledge
€48.51
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Additional editions
Mike Storry | Peter Childs
British Cultural Identities
Book
08/2002
2nd Edition
Routledge
€100.60
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Previous edition
Persons
Mike Storry was Senior Lecturer in English at Liverpool John Moores University and is now retired. He co-edited the Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture (Routledge, 1999) with Peter Childs. Peter Childs is Principal Lecturer in English at the University of Gloucestershire, author of Modernism (Routledge, 2000) and editor of Post-Colonial Theory and English Literature (1999)
Content
Introduction: Britain and the modern world Places and peoples: nation and region Education, work, and leisure Gender, sex, and the family Youth culture and style Class and politics Ethnicity and language Religion and heritage Conclusion: Britain towards the future