{"product_id":"9781905007738","title":"Imagined Nation: England After Britain","description":"Imagined Nation: England after Britain\u003cbr\u003eMark Perryman (ed)\u003cp\u003eThe break-up of Britain has begun but, unlike the rest of its constituent parts, England remains an imagined nation. Scotland has a Parliament, and Wales and Northern Ireland have Assemblies. What does England have as a nation state - apart from a team to cheer and a flag to wave?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagined Nation explores the possibilities for England after Britain - as a multicultural nation, capable of addressing the legacies of history, yet confident enough to construct an inclusive future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this book put forward a variety of ideas in an effort to begin to create a new imaginary for an old country. Rejecting racialised ideas of Englishness, they outline the prospects for a hybrid nation, and offer a vision of a green and pleasant land as an alternative national future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Some of the sharpest thinking around on both the pitfalls of nationalism and the potential for a progressive English identity'\u003cbr\u003eGary Younge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mark Perryman has long been one of the more articulate commentators on issues of national identity' \u003cbr\u003eAndrew Shields, Time Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mark Perryman, the supreme documenter of English fandom'\u003cbr\u003eBrian Appleyard, Sunday Times \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Perryman is writer and regular TV commentator on Englishness and football, and a lecturer in sports journalism at Brighton University. He is convenor of the London England Fans supporters' group, co-founder of Philosophy Football and author of a number of books, including Ingerland: Travels with a Football Nation and (as editor) The Blair Agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lawrence \u0026 Wishart Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043711271152,"sku":"9781905007738","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781905007738_p0.jpg?v=1763614450","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781905007738","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}