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O, The Roast Beef of Old England! Brexit and Gastronationalism.
- Source :
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Political Quarterly . Oct2019, Vol. 90 Issue 4, p629-636. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- 'Gastronationalism' is the idea that there are distinctive and authentic national food cultures that are threatened by the forces of globalisation. It is a myth: there are no unique or authentically distinctive national culinary cultures. But the idea of gastronationalism is a powerful one that can have important political effects, as Brexit shows. In this article, I chart the rise of British food with regard to Britain's historical relationship with Europe and the EU. I consider how different understandings of British food culture—one more nativist, one more cosmopolitan—have played a symbolic role in the debate on Brexit, before considering the broader relationship between contemporary populist nationalism and gastronationalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00323179
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Political Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139806727
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12747