The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922-53.


Thomas. Hajkowski
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Manchester : Manchester University Press , 2010
Omfang
1 online resource (265 pages)
Utgave
1st ed.
Opplysninger
Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- General editor's foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 "Jolly proud you are a Britisher:"empire and identity, 1923-39 -- 2 From the war to Westminster Abbey: the BBC and the empire,1939-53 -- 3 The BBC and the making of a multi-national monarchy -- 4 Rethinking regionalbroadcasting in Britain, 1922-53 -- 5 Broadcasting a nation: the BBC and national identity in Scotland -- 6 BBC broadcasting in Wales, 1922-53 -- 7 This Is Northern Ireland: regional broadcasting and identity in "Ulster" -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index.. - This book is the first study of how the BBC, through radio, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The book combines an examination of the BBC's desire to construct a strong, unitary sense of Britishness (through empire and the monarchy) with a thorough consideration of the broadcasting in the non-English parts of the United Kingdom.
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Dewey
ISBN
9780719079443

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