Patriots National Identity In Britain 1940-2000 - Couverture rigide

Weight, Richard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0333734629 ISBN 13 : 9780333734629

Editeur : Macmillan, 2002

Synopsis

In this cultural, political and social history of British national identity - from the "finest hour" in the dark days of 1940 to the millennium celebrations of Blair's Britain - Richard Weight examines how the country's elite forged a popular modern Britishness in order to maintain morale during World War II and looks at what has happened to this curious construct in the years that followed. From 60s boom to 80s bust, from the belief in a truly united Britain to the apparent fragmentation of the country with the birth of a Scottish and a Welsh assembly, Weight looks at what it means to be British at a time when many commentators question whether such a thing as "British" actually exists.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Weight is the author of Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000 and co-authored Modern British History: The Essential A-Z Guide. He studied history at Trinity College, Cambridge, and went on to do a PhD at University College, London. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Boston and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Richard also makes documentaries for radio and television on many aspects of British life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333734629
• ISBN 13: 9780333734629
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1024
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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