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British culture and the end of empire
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Stuart Ward
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English
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2001
About this book
This book is the first major attempt to examine the cultural manifestations of the demise of imperialism as a social and political ideology in post-war Britain. Far from being a matter of indifference or resigned acceptance as is often suggested, the fall of the British Empire came as a profound shock to the British national imagination, and resonated widely in British popular culture. The sheer range of subjects discussed, from the satire boom of the 1960s to the worlds of sport and the arts, demonstrates how profoundly decolonisation was absorbed into the popular consciousness. Offers an extremely novel and provocative interpretation of post-war British cultural history, and opens up a whole new field of enquiry in the history of decolonisation.
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Contributor: Stuart Ward
Stuart Ward is Lecturer in History at the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College London. He also holds a lectureship at the University of Southern Denmark
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The Round Table and the end of empire Alex May Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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The Empire and Commonwealth in the ‘second Elizabethan age’ Peter H. Hansen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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British theatre and imperial decline Dan Rebellato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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English cricket and decolonisation Mike Cronin and Richard Holt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Films and the end of empire Jeffrey Richards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Children’s popular literature and the demise of empire Kathryn Castle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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British travel and tourism in the post-imperial world Hsu-Ming Teo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Migration in the last gasp of empire Kathleen Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Decolonisation and imperial legacy Shompa Lahiri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Nostalgia, memory and the empire of things Antoinette Burton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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September 13, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781526119629
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eBook ISBN:
9781526119629
Keywords for this book
anti-establishment sentiment; Britain's ruling elites; British authority; British governments; British imperial power; children's literature; colonial nationalism; Commonwealth anaesthetic; English cricket; foreign relations; political ideology; popular culture; post-imperial British travellers; post-war British politics; post-war cultural scene; Queen Elizabeth; Round Table; Second World War; social ideology; western feminism
Audience(s) for this book
For a non-specialist adult audience
