Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Brit-myth :

Rojek, Chris.

Brit-myth : who do the British think they are? / Chris Rojek. - London : Reaktion, 2007. - 215 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Focus on contemporary issues .

Includes bibliography

Britons : a declining breed? -- "Cool Britannia" and the nation -- Is a "national day" possible in modern Britain? -- The navel of the nation -- Myths of genealogy and intention -- Britons today -- The Mel Gibson view of British history -- Celluloid heroes and villains -- British ressentiment -- Empire and phoenix -- The citizenship test.

9781861893369 1861893361 (pbk.)


National characteristics, British.


Great Britain--Social life and customs--21st century.
Great Britain--Foreign public opinion.

DA118 / R65

306.0941