Writing Englishness: An Introductory Sourcebook

What did it mean in the first half of this century to say `I am English?'' A Practical Sourcebook on National Identity is a unique collection of extracts from writing of the era, all of which in some way raise this question. Drawn from a wide range of sources including letters, diaries, journalism, fiction, poems, parliamentary speeches and government reports, the volume is divided into five secti...