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Believing in Britain : The Spiritual Identity of 'Britishness' by IAN C. BRADLEY is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"Why is there such intense interest today in the idea of 'Britishness'? Does it really matter, and what is 'Britishness' anyway? Why does the notion of 'being British' seem to have most resonance amongst recent immigrant - especially Asian and Afro-Caribbean - communities? And why is that 'traditional' British values now seem to be most widely practised and cherished by newcomers, not by the dominant majority? This book answers these vital questions by making a unique contribution to the current debate about British identity. It investigates why Liverpool is the most British of UK cities, with a regional accent representing a medley of Welsh, Scots, Irish and English; how a small village off the M6 motorway is arguably Britain's spiritual heart; and what theme parks, airport shops and eating habits have to tell us about the contemporary national character. It is often claimed that Great Britain is one of the most secular nations on earth. But - controversially - Ian Bradley argues that Britishness is best envisaged as a series of overlapping identities which are at root religious. He views the 400 year-old Union Jack, with its overlaid crosses of three of the nation's four patron s

Who reads Believing in Britain : The Spiritual Identity of 'Britishness'?

Author

IAN C. BRADLEY

Publisher

I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd I.B. Tauris

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781845113261

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Christian, Sociology, History