TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wendy Ugolini
AU  - Juliette Pattinson
PY  - 2015
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1664-0284
SN  - 9783035307047
TI  - Fighting for Britain?
T2  - Negotiating Identities in Britain During the Second World War
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0353-0704-7
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1053378
N2  - This edited collection focuses on the negotiation of national, geographic and cultural identities during the Second World War among the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. Adopting a four nations approach, it contributes to our understanding of how pluralistic identities within the multinational state of Britain informed the functioning of Britishness during the conflict. In particular, it explores the ways in which Wales, Scotland and England related to the overarching concept of Britishness and analyses the relationships between Britain and the island of Ireland. This volume addresses wartime Britain as both a site of cultural contestation and of shared experience, exploring what «fighting for Britain» meant for those who served in the British armed forces as well as for those who did not fight in active combatant roles.
KW  - National Identity, Englishness, Britishness, Multination, second world war
LA  - English
ER  -