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Rojek, Chris

 
9781861893369: Brit-myth: Who Do the British Think They Are?
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ISBN 10 : 1861893361 ISBN 13 : 9781861893369
Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2007

Synopsis

Is Britain really perceived as a nation of poorly dressed, roast-beef-eating, snaggle-toothed xenophobes? Or do the British perhaps all live in stately homes, and lead supercilious, emotionally repressed, tea-drinking lives? In Brit-Myth, well-known social and cultural commentator Chris Rojek probes these and other myths, conceptions and misconceptions of Britishness, looking not only at how Britons see themselves, but also at how the British are seen overseas. Moving easily between high and popular culture, from the myths of King Arthur and Albion to national opinion polls on ‘Great and Evil Britons’; and from Big Brother to films such as The Patriot and Austin Powers to international surveys of British national characteristics, Chris Rojek delineates the current state of Britishness in an age of multi-culturalism, multi-ethnicity and globalization. Offering an antidote to both dry scholarly meditations on British identity, and nationalist rants in favour of the British, this book opens up a way of being British that transcends racism, highlights the importance of individualism and non-conformity to the British national character, and defends the proposition that the British are distinctive among nations. Full of thought-provoking insights and engaging anecdotes, Brit-Myth will entertain both Anglophiles and Anglophobes as well as those who want to learn more about the land under the Union Jack.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology and Culture at City St George's, University of London. He is the author of Celebrity (Reaktion Books, 2001) and Brit-Myth: Who Do the British Think They Are? (Reaktion, 2007).

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Éditeur
Reaktion Books
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1861893361
ISBN 13 
9781861893369
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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