- Analyses contemporary British identity through the various and changing ways in which people who live in the UK position themselves and are positioned by their culture today, thereby offering the perfect introductory text for students of contemporary British society.
- This edition has been fully updated to reflect the seismic shifts in Britain over the last few years, thereby offering the reader the most up-to-date text on British identity and recent events in Britain.
- Highly illustrated with photographs, diagrams and tables and supported with selections of cultural examples such as films, books and TV programmes making the subject matter very accessible for students.
Mike Storry was Senior Lecturer in English at Liverpool John Moores University and is now a freelance writer. He co-edited the Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture (Routledge 1999) with Peter Childs.
Peter Childs is Professor of English at Newman University, Birmingham, and author of many books, including Modernism (3rd edition, Routledge 2016).
Title: British Cultural Identities
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ISBN: 9781032124070
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-08-31
Number of Pages: 284
Weight: 0.6902 kg
Cleverly intertwining a look at the past, always necessary when dealing with culture and identity, with a lucid and accessible view of contemporary Britain, British Cultural Identities' new edition is a key book to understand the complex relation between being British and having any other cultural identity in Britain. It is a much needed and updated book, covering a wide range of issues. Hence, an excellent choice to grasp the diversity of Britain in the 21st century.
Ana Clara Birrento, University of Evora, Portugal.
British Cultural Identities offers profound insights into the multifaceted nature of British culture - ranging from medieval Arthurian legends to contemporary phenomena like Brexit, Black Lives Matter and climate change protests. By presenting a multitude of cultural practices and narratives in an engaging, easily accessible way, the authors encourage their readers to question stereotypes and develop nuanced conceptions of cultural identities. The updated edition presents an excellent textbook for undergraduate students and teacher trainees.
Isabell Grosse, Leipzig University, Germany.
