Produktdetaljer
ISBN13
9781138951129
Publisert
2016
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Aldersnivå
05, UU
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Sider
336
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
British Cultural Identities assesses the degree to which being British impinges on the identity of the many people who live in Britain, analysing 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.
This new edition is updated to include discussion of key events and societal shifts such as the 2016 'Brexit' referendum, the 2015 British General Election, the growing emphasis on devolution, the 2012 Olympic Games, the new generation of royals, UKIP and the Euro crisis, the response to fundamentalism and the proliferation of social networking. Using examples from contemporary and popular culture, chapters cover a range of intersecting themes including:
place and environment
education, work and leisure
gender, sex and the family
youth culture and style
class and politics
ethnicity and language
religion
heritage.
Accessible in style, illustrated with photographs, tables and timelines and containing discussion questions, cultural examples and suggestions for further resources at the end of each chapter, British Cultural Identities is the perfect introductory text for students of contemporary British society.
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List of figures
List of tables
Preface
List of contributors
Introduction: the ghost of Britain past
Mike Storry and Peter Childs
1 Places and peoples: region and nation
Peter Childs
2 Education, work and leisure
Mike Storry
3 Gender, sex, and the family
Roberta Garrett
4 Youth culture and style
Jo Croft
5 Class and politics
Frank McDonough
6 Ethnicity and language
Gerry Smyth
7 Religion
Edmund Cusick and Mike Storry
8 Heritage
Edmund Cusick and Mike Storry
Conclusion: Britain towards the future
Peter Childs
Glossary
Index
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"Covering numerous aspects of contemporary British life, British Cultural Identities succeeds in combining an engaging introduction to Britain with an accessible discussion of the complexities of identities. Thanks to its holistic approach and the frequent use of classic and recent examples, it also encourages readers to draw their own conclusions and develop their own research projects. Therefore, this updated text is an excellent choice for undergraduate students in class as well as for independent study."
Frauke Hofmeister, Leipzig University, Germany
"There is a good reason why British Cultural Identities is now in its fifth edition: it is easily the best book of its kind. It is wonderfully lucid and lively in its style, and eclectic and inclusive in its definition of culture. It manages to convey a sense of British culture as a whole while being fully attentive to regional and ethnic diversity. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to include our current identity crisis about what it means to be British."
Joe Moran, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
"Accessible, engaging and replete with contemporary examples, this new edition will be essential reading for students of British history, culture and identity."
Hannah Ewence, University of Chester, UK
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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 on twentieth-century culture and literature, including Modernism (third edition, Routledge, 2016).
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN13
9781138951129
Publisert
2016
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Aldersnivå
05, UU
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Sider
336
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
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