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The second half of the twentieth century was a period which saw unprecedented social, technological and economic changes. These upheavals are reflected in the development of literature, music and cinema in the post-war period. From Kingsley Amis to Salman Rushdie,British Culture of the Postwaris an ideal starting point for those studying cultural developments in Britain during this period. Chapters on individual people and art forms give a clear and concise overview of the progression of different genres. They also discuss the wider issues of Britain's relationships with America and Europe, and the idea of Englishness. Each section is introduced with a short discussion of the major historical events of the period. Read as a wholeBritish Culture of the Postwarwill give students a comprehensive introduction to this turbulent and exciting period, and a greater understanding of the cultural production arising from it.
目录
List of plates vii
List of contributors ix
Acknowledgements xi
PART I
From imperial to post-imperial Britain I
1 Disunited kingdom: Irish, Scottish and Welsh writing
in the postwar period 9
SIOBHAN KILFEATHER
2 Migration and mutability: the twice born fiction of
Salman Rushdie 31
MINOLI SALGADO
PART II
From welfare state to free market 51
3 After feminism: Pat Barker, Penelope Lively and the
contemporary novel 58
MARGARETTA JOLLY
4 Culture, consensus and difference: Angus Wilson to
Alan Hollinghurst 83
ALAN SINFIELD
PART III
Britain, Europe and Americanisation 103
5 A cinema in between: postwar British cinema 110
ALISTAIR DAVIES
6 Faltering at the line: Auden and postwar British culture 125
ALISTAIR DAVIES
PART IV
Class, consumption and cultural institutions 139
7 Art in postwar Britain: a short history of the ICA 146
NANNETTE ALDRED
8 Drama in the culture industry: British theatre after 1945 169
DREW MILNE
9 Resting on laurels 192
ANDREW CROZIER
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