Patriots by Richard Weight

Patriots by Richard Weight

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Summary

In this cultural, political and social history of British national identity, Richard 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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Patriots by Richard Weight

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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 KingdomBrimming with zest and feel this is politico-cultural history at its best.' Peter Hennessy
Richard Weight read history at Trinity College, Cambridge and completed his Ph.D. at University College, London, where he was examined by Peter Hennessy and David Cannadine. He has been a Scouloudi Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Kent. He published a number of articles and is the editor of The Right to Belong: Citizenship and National Identity in Britain 1930-1960
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ISBN 13 9780333734629
ISBN 10 0333734629
Title Patriots
Author Richard Weight
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2002-05-10
Number of pages 1024
Prizes Short-listed for Orwell Prize 2003
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