A Classless Society (eBook)

Britain in the 1990s

Alwyn W. Turner (Autor)

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2013
624 Seiten
Aurum (Verlag)
978-1-78131-142-4 (ISBN)

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When Margaret Thatcher was ousted from Downing Street in November 1990 it appeared that Britain had reached a crossroads. After eleven years of bitter social and economic conflict many hoped that the decade to come would be more 'caring', others dared to believe that the more radical policies of her revolution might even be overturned. Across politics and culture there was an apparent yearning for something the Iron Lady had famously dismissed: society. Yet the forces that had warred over the country during the 1980s were to prevent any simple turning back of the clock. The 'New Britain' to emerge under John Major and Tony Blair would be a contradiction: economically unequal but culturally classless. Whilst Westminster agonised over sleaze, Northern Ireland and the ERM, the country outside became the playground of the New Lad and his sister the Ladette, of Swampy and the YBAs, of Posh and Becks and Jarvis Cocker. A new era was dawning which promised to connect us via the 'information superhighway' and entertain us with docusoaps. It was also a period that would see old moral certainties swept aside, and once venerable institutions descend into farce - followed, in the case of the Royal Family, by tragedy. Opening with a war in the Gulf and ending with the attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, A Classless Society goes in search of the decade when modern Britain came of age. What it finds is a nation anxiously grappling with new technologies, tentatively embracing new lifestyles, and, above all, forging a new sense of what it means to be British.

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"e;Superb"e; NICK COHEN, author of What's Left?"e;Tremendously entertaining"e; DOMINIC SANDBROOK, Sunday Times"e;Like his previous histories of the Seventies and Eighties, A Classless Society is an extraordinarily comprehensive work. Turner writes brilliantly, creating a compelling narrative of the decade, weaving contrasting elements together with a natural storytellers aplomb engaging and unique"e; IRVINE WELSH, Daily Telegraph"e;Ravenously inquisitive, darkly comical and coolly undeceived... Turner is a master of the telling detail"e; CRAIG BROWN, Mail on SundayWhen Margaret Thatcher was ousted from Downing Street in November 1990 after eleven years of bitter social and economic conflict, manyhoped that the decade to come would be more 'caring'; others hoped that the more radical policies of her revolutionmight even be overturned. Across politics and culture there was anapparent yearning for something the Iron Lady had famously dismissed: society.The 'New Britain' to emerge would be a contradiction: economically unequalbut culturally classless. Whilst Westminster agonised over sleaze and the ERM, the country outside became the playground of the Ladette. It was also a period thatwould seeold moral certainties swept aside, and once venerable institutions descend into farce - followed, in the case ofthe Royal Family, by tragedy.Opening with a war in the Gulf and ending with the attacks of 11 September 2001,A Classless Societygoes in search of the decadewhen modern Britain came of age. What it finds is a nation anxiously grappling with new technologies, tentatively embracing new lifestyles, and, above all, forging a new sense of what it means to be British."e;Deserves to become a classic"e; EDWINA CURRIE"e;Rich and encyclopaedic"e; ROGER LEWIS, Daily Mail"e;Excellent"e; D.J. TAYLOR,Independent

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: 1990s • 1990s,nineties,90s,history of british culture • 1990s politics • 90s british culture • 90s culture • 90s politics • Alan Partridge • Armando Iannucci • Black Wednesday • blair bush • blur • book about class and society • book about social class in britain • Bosnia • British Class • british culture 1990s • British history • british lad culture • british politics 1990s • Britpop • Brit Pop • brit pop era • bush and blair era • cash for questions • Chris Morris • Class • class system • class system in britain • Conservative Party • Cool Britannia • Damon Albarn • Danny Boyle • encyclopedia of British pop culture • encyclopedia of culture • European Union • Gulf War • history of 90s britain • history of a decade • hostory of a decade • Iraq • Iraq War • Jarvis Cocker • John Major • John Smith • Kuwait • Lad culture • ladette culture • Liam Gallagher • maastrict • Margaret Thatcher • Michael Heseltine • Michael Portillo • modern British society • Modern society • narrative of 90s • Neil Kinnock • New Britain • New Labour • nineties • Noel Gallagher • norman lamont • Oasis • Peter Mandelson • Politics • Posh and Becks • post-war British history • Pulp • recent british history • recent history of britain • sleaze • Spice Girls • Steve Coogan • Suede • Thatcherism • The Day Today • todays class system • Tony Blair • Tory Party • Trainspotting
• ISBN-10: 1-78131-142-0 / 1781311420
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78131-142-4 / 9781781311424