This volume examines the relationship between history and national identity in Britain through over 30 essays by leading historians. With contributions from Tariq Modood, Bernard Porter, Keith Robbins and Alan O'Day, among others, this comprehensive study provides cutting-edge research and addresses questions such as: how has the history of Britain been "re-imagined" since the 1970s?; what has been the role of such diverse factors as nature, the sea, multi-nationalism or gender in shaping British nationhood?; what can we learn about national identity from the experience of Ireland?; and what ways has history contributed to debates over British devolution?

Foreword by: N DAVIES