Download or read book Defining British Citizenship written by Rieko Karatani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike many nations Britain had not developed a national citizenship by the 20th century. Instead belonging in Britain was merely a function of allegiance to the Crown. This lack of definition was seen as beneficial. This title explores the implications of such vagueness as a new millennium begins.