{"product_id":"9780008553890","title":"How to Be a Patriot : Why Love of Country Can End Our Very British Culture War","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Katwala, Sunder \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/06\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008553890,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we define patriotism in a diverse society?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What divides us and what brings us together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why do we feel uncomfortable celebrating our country’s history?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How to be a Patriot offers a new way of understanding our collective identity in a country wracked by division and brimming with markers of selfhood – faith, race, gender, age, sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sunder Katwala himself grew up with some questions to work through. As a half-Indian, Irish Catholic child of the NHS, the chequered history of post-imperial Britain seemed very personal to him, but he realised that with that background he could hardly be anything but British, and proud of it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His timely and clear-eyed analysis seeks to navigate the many crises of this increasingly disunited kingdom: extremism and integration after 7\/7; fear of immigration and the deep divides of Brexit; the resurgence of online racism; and the debate over our cultural heritage. Equipped with a nuanced understanding of the subject and a wealth of supporting data, he sets out to foster a more open and tolerant society: one that welcomes alternative ideas and cultures rather than shutting them out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ultimately, How to be a Patriot is a rousing story of lives lived together and shared values. Far from being divisive, it concludes, an inclusive and confident patriotism is a reminder that our differences need not define us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43055029846060,"sku":"9780008553890","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008553890.jpg?v=1712651020","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.info\/products\/9780008553890","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}