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Brit-myth : who do the British think they are? / Chris Rojek.

Title
Brit-myth : who do the British think they are? / Chris Rojek.
Author
Rojek, Chris.
Publication
London : Reaktion Books, 2007.

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Description
215 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
"In this book, well-known social and cultural commentator Chris Rojek probes myths, conceptions and misconceptions of Britishness, looking not only at how Britons see themselves, but at how the British are seen elsewhere in the world."--book jacket.
Series Statement
Focus on contemporary issues
Uniform Title
Focus on contemporary issues.
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • National characteristics, British
  • Great Britain > Social life and customs > 21st century
  • Great Britain > Foreign public opinion
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-213).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Britons : a declining breed? -- "Cool Britannia" and the nation -- Is a "national day" possible in modern Britain? -- The navel of the nation -- Myths of genealogy and intention -- Britons today -- The Mel Gibson view of British history -- Celluloid heroes and villains -- British ressentiment -- Empire and phoenix -- The citizenship test.
ISBN
  • 9781861893369 (pbk.)
  • 1861893361 (pbk.)
OCLC
132314642
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library