256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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What does it mean to be British? It is now recognized that being British is not innate, static or permanent, but that national identities within Britain are constantly constructed and reconstructed. Britishness since 1870 examines this definition and redefinition of the British national identity since the 1870s.
Paul Ward argues that British national identity is a resilient force, and looks... Read more
Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction: Being British 1. Monarchy and Empire 2. Gender and national identity 3. Rural, urban and regional Britishness 4. Spare time 5. Politicians, parties and national identity 6. A new way of being British: ethnicity and Britishness 7.Outer Britain Conclusion
Biography
Paul Ward is senior lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Huddersfield. He is the author of 'Red Flag and Union Jack: Englishness, Patriotism and the British Left, 1881-1924' (1998).
'[This book will] serve as a useful introduction to a complicated but rewarding field of academic inquiry.' –ZAA
