Britain Since 1945: Aspects of Identity

by Peter Leese

Overview

Britain since 1945 is an ideal introductory text for students of British Studies, cultural studies and modern British history. Assuming no prior knowledge, Leese offers students of all backgrounds both the essential chronological grounding and vital insight into the issues of identity necessary for a full understanding of contemporary Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403948052
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/01/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

PETER LEESE teaches social and cultural history at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. His previous publications include Shell Shock and the co-edited volume The British Migrant Experience 1700-2000.
PETER LEESE teaches social and cultural history at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. His previous publications include Shell Shock and the co-edited volume The British Migrant Experience 1700-2000.

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Figures and Photographs
Preface and Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction: A Montage of Identities
PART ONE: FROM WAR, FROM MODERNISM: Welfare's Place; Looking New; Soap-flake Arcadia; Timeline 1: 1945-59
PART TWO: POP PROTEST, POP ART: Britain's Breakup; Limited Freedoms; UK Anarchy; Timeline II: 1960-79
PART THREE: POST-EMPIRE, POST
AESTHETICS: Communication Webs; Fractured, Rearranged; Fragile States; Timeline III: 1980-97
PART FOUR: RE-LOCATING, RE-IMAGINING: Millennium Life; Timeline IV: 1998-2005
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

'A well-crafted and very useable text for undergraduates on courses on recent British history or British studies more generally.' - John Brobst, Ohio University, USA

Editorial Reviews

"Employing the montage technique of filmmakers, [Leese] takes readers on an exhilarating whirl into communities in Scotland, Wales, England, and Northern Ireland; the experiences of women, immigrants, and youth; and the imaginative realm of the visual arts, music, and film. This very readable book is solidly based on a wide array of sources including autobiographies, memoirs, government reports, historical and sociological works, and arts criticism, and gives ample space to the voices of underrepresented groups. Leese has succeeded in his goal of illuminating popular mentalities and trends in an increasingly diverse, fractured, but vibrant society. The book can stand alone as an appealing survey of British culture over the last 60 years, or as a valuable complement to primarily political studies. Those interested in the broader theme of national identity will also find much food for though in this innovative work... Highly recommended." —CHOICE
 

"A well-crafted and very useable text for undergraduates on courses on recent British history or British studies more generally." —John Brobst, Ohio University

From the Publisher