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Diana, self-interest, and British national identity / John A. Taylor.
Van Pelt Library DA591.A45 D5373 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, John A., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997.
- Diana.
- Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997--Influence.
- National characteristics, British--History--20th century.
- National characteristics, British.
- History.
- Self-interest--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Self-interest.
- Nationalism--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Nationalism.
- Princesses--Great Britain--Biography.
- Princesses.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Civilization--20th century.
- Civilization.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 168 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
- Summary:
- Examines Princess Diana's role as a symbol of British national identity and of changes in British society.
- Contents:
- 1. Diana's Funeral and British Values 1
- 2. Diana's Funeral and Fairy Tales 13
- 3. Identity Crisis 25
- 4. Diana's 1992 Provocation: The Hostility of Courtiers 45
- 5. Values and National Identity 57
- 6. Monarchy: A Symbol of Equilibrium 75
- 7. The Royal Court, Households, and Shifts in Values 93
- 8. The Diana Effect 113
- 9. Diana and Consumer Culture 127
- 10. Conclusion: Guilt, Shame, and Magnificence 143.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-161) and index.
- ISBN:
- 027596826X
- OCLC:
- 42935749
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