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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Becky E. Conekin , Christopher Breward , Bill Sherman , Rebecca MortimerPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780719060601ISBN 10: 0719060605 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 27 March 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Section 1: Introducing the Festival 1. The Background: history and historiography 2. The Festival's People and Purposes Section 2: Time 3. The Festival's representations of the future 4. The Festival's representations of the past Section 3: Place 5. London-based representations of the metropole and the 'regions' 6. The role of 'the local' in the Festival 7. The place that was almost absent: the British Empire 8. The place of escape and edification: the Battersea Pleasure Gardens Section 4: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: The Festival and its legacy Select Bibiliography Appendices Index -- .ReviewsThe autobiography of a nation assembles an impressive array of evidence and argument for judging this fascinating moment in British postwar cultural history. Uniting the best of history and cultural studies, Becky Conekin contributes an essential building block for the gradually accumulating historiography of the postwar era. -- Geoff Eley, University of Michigan This book makes a significant contribution to the design and social history of postwar Britain. -- Simon Gunn, University of Leeds The autobiography of a nation assembles an impressive array of evidence and argument for judging this fascinating moment in British postwar cultural history. Uniting the best of history and cultural studies, Becky Conekin contributes an essential building block for the gradually accumulating historiography of the postwar era. -- Geoff Eley, University of Michigan This book makes a significant contribution to the design and social history of postwar Britain. -- Simon Gunn, University of Leeds Author InformationBecky E. Conekin is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the London College of Fashion, The London Institute -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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