Films and British national identity : from Dickens to Dad's army
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Films and British national identity : from Dickens to Dad's army
（Studies in popular culture）
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, c1997
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Bibliography: p. [367]-374
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780719047428
Description
This book seeks to examine the ways in which the cinema has defined, mythified and disseminated British national identity during the course of the twentieth century. It takes the form of a series of linked essays which examine chronologically, thematically and by specific case studies of films, stars and genres the complexities and ambiguities in the process of evolution and definition of national identity. It argues for the creation of a distinctive British national identity both in cinema and the wider culture. But it also assesses the creation of alternative identities both ethnic and regional and examines the interaction of cinema and other cultural forms.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - National identity. Part 1 Empire: British imperial heroes
- the black man as hero. Part 2 Nation: World War II
- national identity post war
- the swinging sixties and after. Part 3 Region: Scotland
- Wales and Ireland
- Lancashire. Part 4 Culture: Vaughan Williams, the cinema and England
- Dickens - our contemporary
- "Dad's Army" and the politics of nostalgia.
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: pbk ISBN 9780719047435
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Jeffrey Richards is a regular radio and television commentator on popular culture. Covers the period from Ealing Studios to Dad's Army. A great read. -- .
Table of Contents
Introduction**1. National Identity**EMPIRE**2. British Imperial Heroes**3. The Black Man as Hero**NATION**4. World War Two**5. National Identity Post-War**6. The Swinging Sixties and After**REGION**7. Scotland**8. Wales and Ireland**9. Lancashire**CULTURE**10. Vaughan Williams, the Cinema and England**11. Dickens - Our Contemporary**Dad's Army and the Politics of Nostalgia**Bibliography -- .
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