'Here are the themes of Orwell's The Lion and the Unicorn stretched over the subsequent sixty years and widened to embrace the whole United Kingdom. Brimming with zest and feel this is politico-cultural history at its best.' Peter HennessyA brilliant cultural, political and social history of British national identity from our 'finest hour' in the dark days of 1940 to the Millennium celebrations of Blair's Britain.In it, Richard Weight examines how the country's elite forged a popular modern Britishness in order to maintain ...
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'Here are the themes of Orwell's The Lion and the Unicorn stretched over the subsequent sixty years and widened to embrace the whole United Kingdom. Brimming with zest and feel this is politico-cultural history at its best.' Peter HennessyA brilliant cultural, political and social history of British national identity from our 'finest hour' in the dark days of 1940 to the Millennium celebrations of Blair's Britain.In it, Richard Weight examines how the country's elite forged a popular modern Britishness in order to maintain morale during the War and looks at what has happened to this curious construct in the years that followed. From sixties boom to eighties bust, from the belief in a truly united Britain to the apparent fragmentation of the country with the birth of a Scots 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.
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Add this copy of Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000 to cart. $9.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Macmillan.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1350grams, ISBN: 9780333734629.
Add this copy of Patriots: National Identity in Britain, 1940-2000 to cart. $81.35, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Macmillan.
Add this copy of Patriots: National Identity in Britain, 1940-2000 to cart. $54.31, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Macmillan.
Add this copy of Patriots: National Identity in Britain, 1940-2000 to cart. $164.00, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Macmillan.
