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BL
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965304
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b719674
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| Main Entry
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Rojek, Chris.
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| Title & Author
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Brit-myth : : who do the British think they are? /\ Chris Rojek.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Reaktion Books,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Focus on contemporary issues
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| Page. NO
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215 pages :: illustrations, portraits ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1861893361
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: 9781861893369
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213).
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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"In this book, well-known social and cultural commentator Chris Rojek probes myths, conceptions and misconceptions of Britishness, looking not only at how Britons see themselves, but at how the British are seen elsewhere in the world."--Jacket.
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National characteristics, British.
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CAS AH 319.
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Manners and customs.
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National characteristics, British.
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National characteristics, British.
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Nationalkaraktär-- historia-- Storbritannien-- 1900-talet-- 2000-talet.
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Public opinion.
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Nationalcharakter.
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Nationalcharakter.
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Great Britain, Foreign public opinion.
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Great Britain, Social life and customs, 21st century.
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Great Britain.
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Großbritannien.
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Großbritannien.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.0941
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| LC Classification
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DA118.R65 2007
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| NLM classification
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C955.561.1clc
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HD 300rvk
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HG 050rvk
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