Brit-Myth
Who Do the British Think They Are?
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2007
224 pages
978-1-86189-556-1 (ISBN)
Description
A timely, wide-ranging assessment of what it means to be 'British' today, which examines British people's image of themselves, as well as perceptions of them abroad.
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08/2007
Reaktion Books
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Content
- Brit-myth Cover
- Imprint page
- Contents
- 1 Britons: A Declining Breed?
- 2 'Cool Britannia' and the Nation
- 3 Is a 'National Day' Possible in Modern Britain?
- 4 The Navel of the Nation
- 5 Myths of Genealogy and Intention
- 6 Britons Today
- 7 The Mel Gibson View of British History
- 8 Celluloid Heroes and Villains
- 9 British Ressentiment
- 10 Empire and Phoenix
- 11 The Citizenship Test
- Select Bibliography
- Photo Acknowledgements
