TY - BOOK ID - 1434582 TI - Studying British cultures : an introduction. PY - 2003 SN - 0415323517 0415323509 9780415323512 9780415323505 PB - London Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of culture KW - History of civilization KW - anno 1940-1949 KW - anno 1980-1989 KW - anno 1960-1969 KW - anno 1950-1959 KW - anno 1970-1979 KW - anno 1990-1999 KW - Great Britain KW - Culture KW - Popular culture KW - National characteristics, British KW - Culture populaire KW - Caractéristiques nationales britanniques KW - Study and teaching KW - Study and teaching. KW - Etude et enseignement KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Civilization KW - Civilisation KW - 82:3 KW - 820 KW - 908 <41> KW - Literatuur en maatschappijwetenschappen KW - Engelse literatuur KW - Heemkunde. Area studies--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland KW - #KVHA:Groot-Brittannie KW - #KVHA:Cultuur; Groot-Brittannie KW - 908 <41> Heemkunde. Area studies--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland KW - 820 Engelse literatuur KW - 82:3 Literatuur en maatschappijwetenschappen KW - Caractéristiques nationales britanniques KW - Culture, Popular KW - Mass culture KW - Pop culture KW - Popular arts KW - Communication KW - Intellectual life KW - Mass society KW - Recreation KW - British national characteristics KW - Cultural sociology KW - Social aspects KW - 820 English literature. Literature in English KW - English literature. Literature in English UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1434582 AB - "'British Studies' and 'British Cultural Studies' cover a wide range of facets of contemporary Britain. Studying British Cultures: An Introduction is a unique collection of essays which examine the most significant aspects of this quickly developing area of study, analyzing the ways of teaching and reading British culture.The work covers the contemporary and key issues, including:the terminological distinction between 'British Studies' and 'British Cultural Studies'the problem of national cultures and identities in contemporary Britainstudying language and literature from a British Studies perspectivemodels for studying the historical context of the development of ideas of `Britishness'studying contemporary Britain overseasThe contributors are some of the key names in current debates surrounding British Studies, and Susan Bassnett holds together their work with a substantial and accessible introduction. Studying British Cultures: An Introduction will be essential reading for students and teachers concerned with the study of contemporary Britain."-- ER -