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Englishness: The Narration of a Nation - A Dream of England: Landscape, Photography and the Tourist's Imagination. By John Taylor. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994. Pp. xiv+400. $75.00. - Writing Englishness, 1900–1950: An Introductory Sourcebook on National Identity. Edited by Judy Giles and Tim Middleton. London: Routledge, 1995. Pp. xi+285. $19.95. - Waving the Flag: Constructing a National Cinema in Britain. By Andrew Higson. Oxford: Clarendon, 1995. Pp. xii+322.

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A Dream of England: Landscape, Photography and the Tourist's Imagination. By John Taylor. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994. Pp. xiv+400. $75.00.
Writing Englishness, 1900–1950: An Introductory Sourcebook on National Identity. Edited by Judy Giles and Tim Middleton. London: Routledge, 1995. Pp. xi+285. $19.95.
Waving the Flag: Constructing a National Cinema in Britain. By Andrew Higson. Oxford: Clarendon, 1995. Pp. xii+322.

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Journal of British Studies , Volume 36 , Issue 2: Twentieth-Century British Studies , April 1997 , pp. 243 - 249
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