1997: The Future that Never Happened
Autor Richard Power Sayeeden Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 oct 2017
Owen Jones
Tony Blair and Noel Gallagher shaking hands at No. 10. Saatchi's YBAs setting the international art world aflame. Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress. A time of vibrancy and optimism: when the country was united by the hope of a better and brighter future. So why, twenty years on, did that future never happen?
Richard Power Sayeed takes a provocative look at this epochal year, arguing that the dark undercurrents of that time had a much more enduring legacy than the marketing gimmick of 'Cool Britannia'. He reveals how the handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry ushered in a new type of racism. How the feminism-lite of 'Girl Power' made sexism stronger. And how the promises of New Labour left the country more fractured than ever.
This lively, rich and evocative book explores why 1997 was a turning point for British culture and society - away from a fairer, brighter future and on the path to our current malaise.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781786991980
ISBN-10: 1786991985
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 134 x 204 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zed Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1786991985
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 134 x 204 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zed Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Cuprins
Introduction: You Say You Want a Revolution
1. New Labour, New Britain
2. Murderers
3. The People's Princess
4. Girl Power
5. Sensationalism
6. Cocaine Supernova
Conclusion: Crisis
1. New Labour, New Britain
2. Murderers
3. The People's Princess
4. Girl Power
5. Sensationalism
6. Cocaine Supernova
Conclusion: Crisis
Recenzii
A well-researched history of Britain in 1997 . Sayeed captures neatly how Blair's drive to modernise the UK left behind large sections of the country, most notably working class people.
Activists will find in this critique of New Labour the serious warning that a radical message, however creatively promoted, is useless without real action.
Richard Power Sayeed establishes himself as the definitive critical chronicler of the Blair years with his superb book 1997: The Future That Never Happened
It is difficult to do justice to Sayeed's qualities as a writer. He brings a sympathetic eye, attention to detail, a knack for evoking scenes, and acute thumbnail sketches of characters ... Deceptively sophisticated, and sometimes lethal in its critique.
Phenomenal ... One of my books of 2017.
A vital book that combines great storytelling with fresh insights, and says as much about the present as the recent past.
Richard Power Sayeed has vividly reprised the year 1997, when radical currents flowed into the mainstream, and the authorities "welcomed moderate reforms with satisfied contentment." Such promise - but what did it deliver?
A dazzling, funny, and impressively detailed analysis of one of the most important years in modern British history. Both nostalgic and deeply critical, this book casts 1997 in an entirely new light.
A beautifully written, brilliantly insightful account of New Labour's Britain - and fundamental to our understanding of how this country ended up in this mess.
Activists will find in this critique of New Labour the serious warning that a radical message, however creatively promoted, is useless without real action.
Richard Power Sayeed establishes himself as the definitive critical chronicler of the Blair years with his superb book 1997: The Future That Never Happened
It is difficult to do justice to Sayeed's qualities as a writer. He brings a sympathetic eye, attention to detail, a knack for evoking scenes, and acute thumbnail sketches of characters ... Deceptively sophisticated, and sometimes lethal in its critique.
Phenomenal ... One of my books of 2017.
A vital book that combines great storytelling with fresh insights, and says as much about the present as the recent past.
Richard Power Sayeed has vividly reprised the year 1997, when radical currents flowed into the mainstream, and the authorities "welcomed moderate reforms with satisfied contentment." Such promise - but what did it deliver?
A dazzling, funny, and impressively detailed analysis of one of the most important years in modern British history. Both nostalgic and deeply critical, this book casts 1997 in an entirely new light.
A beautifully written, brilliantly insightful account of New Labour's Britain - and fundamental to our understanding of how this country ended up in this mess.