“Some idea of our country”: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in early wartime documentary film
Resource type
Book chapter
Creator (person)
Allan, Stuart
Date published
2015
Abstract
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.
Series name
British Identities since 1707
Book title
Fighting for Britain? Negotiating identities in Britain during the Second World War
Editor
Ugolini, Wendy
Pattinson, Juliette
Issue
7
Pagination
261-286
Publisher
Peter Lang
Place of publication
Oxford