Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213).
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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"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.