The Progressive Patriot [Audiobook] download free by Billy Bragg
- Listen audiobook: The Progressive Patriot
- Author: Billy Bragg
- Release date: 2008/1/24
- Publisher: TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Biography
- ISBN: 9780552772426
- Rating: 7.63 of 10
- Votes: 420
- Review by: Jazmine Almeida
- Review rating: 9.28 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/9
- Duration: 4H50M8S in 256 kbps (76.8 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-25
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: FLAC, WAV, MPEG-4 ALS, MPEG4, WMA, MP3 (compression IMG, RAR, TGZ, EML, ZIP)
- Total pages original book: 384
- Includes a PDF summary of 35 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 27M51S (7 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: What does it mean to be English? What does it mean to be British? Is the cross of St George a proud symbol of a great tradition, or the badge of a neo-Nazi? In a world where British citizens can lay bombs to kill their countrymen, where religious fundamentalism is on the increase and where the BNP are somehow part of the democratic process, what does patriotism actually mean?Our identity can change depending on what company we are in. For example, someone could describe themselves British to one person, Scottish to another and, say, a Londoner to another, and be right every time. But problems arise when someone tries to tell you what you are, based on your skin tone, religion, accent, surname, or whatever. This book is Billy Bragg's urgent, eloquent and passionate response to the events of 7 July 2005, when four bombs tore through a busy morning in London, killing 52 innocent people and injuring many more. A firm believer in toleration and diversity, he felt himself hemmed in by fascists on one side and religious fanatics on the other. The suicide bombers were all British-born and well integrated into our multicultural society. Yet they felt no compunction in murdering and maiming their fellow citizens. Inclusivity is important, but without a sense of belonging to accompany it, what chance social cohesion... But where does a sense of belonging come from? Can it be conferred by a legal document? Is it a matter of blood and soil? Can it be taught? Is it nature or nurture? The Progressive Patriot is a book we all need to read. It pulls no punches in its insights and its radical vision offers a positive hope for a country teetering on the brink of catastrophe.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Biography: General, Biography: Historical, Political & Military, Rock & Pop Music, Political Science & Theory, Biography: Arts & Entertainment
- Download servers: Torrent, Hotfile, BitShare, MEGA, Krakenfiles. Compressed in IMG, RAR, TGZ, EML, ZIP
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 13.12 USD
- Dimensions: 127x198x24mm
- Weight: 262g
- Printed by: Black Swan
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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