Brit-Myth

Who do the British think they are?

By: Chris Rojek

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Paperback | 1 January 2007

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Is Britain really perceived as a nation of poorly dressed, roast-beef-eating, snaggle-toothed xenophobes? Or do the British perhaps all live in stately homes, and lead supercilious, emotionally repressed, tea-drinking lives? In "Brit-Myth", well-known social and cultural commentator Chris Rojek probes these and other myths, conceptions and misconceptions of Britishness, looking not only at how Britons see themselves, but also at how the British are seen overseas. Moving easily between high and popular culture, from the myths of King Arthur and Albion to national opinion polls on Great and Evil Britons'; and from "Big Brother" to films such as "The Patriot" and "Austin Powers" to international surveys of British national characteristics, Chris Rojek delineates the current state of Britishness in an age of multi-culturalism, multi-ethnicity and globalization. Offering an antidote to both dry scholarly meditations on British identity, and nationalist rants in favour of the British, this book opens up a way of being British that transcends racism, highlights the importance of individualism and non-conformity to the British national character, and defends the proposition that the British are distinctive among nations. Full of thought-provoking insights and engaging anecdotes, "Brit-Myth" will entertain both Anglophiles and Anglophobes as well as those who want to learn more about the land under the Union Jack.

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... the sheer catholicism of its sources is thought-provoking, allowing the reader to engage with the multitudinous facets that are involved in the construction of national identity ... a lively contribution on an urgent issue. ranges expertly and entertainingly over the fields of politics, history, and high and popular culture. The Daily Yomiuri

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History British & Irish History Society & Culture Cultural Studies

Britons: A Declining Breed?	p. 7
'Cool Britannia' and the Nation	p. 17
Is a 'National Day' Possible in Modern Britain?	p. 42
The Navel of the Nation	p. 52
Myths of Genealogy and Intention	p. 67
Britons Today	p. 87
The Mel Gibson View of British History	p. 116
Celluloid Heroes and Villains	p. 130
British Ressentiment	p. 150
Empire and Phoenix	p. 174
The Citizenship Test	p. 199
Select Bibliography	p. 211
Photo Acknowledgements	p. 215
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