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British Culture and the End of Empire
Stuart Ward
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Paperback. Studying the demise of the British Empire after World War II from a cultural perspective rather than a political or economic one, this text argues that the social and cultural impact of decolonisation had as significant an effect on the imperial centre as on the colonial periphery. Editor(s): Ward, Stuart. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719060489
SKU
V9780719060489
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About 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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