Cultural reverence in a provincial city can anchor its inhabitants identity

Evidence

His world was, I think, more cohesive than ours. He despaired of it, but he felt part of it—a citizen of a provincial city, with stern obligations to public work and to high culture. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 196

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 196
• XREF: connects to: A person’s identity is deeply tied to their birthplace. — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 44; Discovering past arts influences national and regional identity formation. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 997; Time-binding cultures value history, ritual symbols, and rooted community — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Discovering past arts influences national and regional identity formation. #expands (0.85) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 997
• Time-binding cultures value history, ritual symbols, and rooted community #corroborates (0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624
• A person’s identity is deeply tied to their birthplace. #corroborates (0.75) — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 44