20th Century British History - General & Miscellaneous, European Studies - General & Miscellaneous, Europe - Civilization, Popular Culture - Great Britain, Great Britain - General & Miscellaneous History, National Characteristics - Europe, British History
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Overview
A book about British cultural identities raises a number of questions: Whose Britain? Whose culture? Whose identity? Do a majority of people in the UK think of themselves as British anyway? This book analyses contemporary British identity from the various and changing ways in which people who live in the UK position themselves and are positioned by their culture today. Each chapter is clearly structured around key themes, has a timeline of important dates and a list of recent British cultural examples drawn from books, films and TV programmes. In addition there is recommended reading, questions and exercises chosen by experienced teachers, and tables and photographs throughout.Synopsis
British Cultural Identities analyses contemporary British identity from the various and changing ways in which people who live in the UK position themselves and are positioned by their culture today. Each chapter covers one of the seven intersecting themes:
* place and environment
* education, work and leisure
* gender, sex and the family
* youth culture and style
* class and politics
* ethnicity and language
* religion and heritage
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780415278614