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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.
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Table Of Contents:
List of plates vii
List of contributors ix
Acknowledgements xi
PART I From imperial to post-imperial Britain 1(50)
Disunited kingdom: Irish, Scottish and Welsh writing in the postwar period 9(22)
Siobhan Kilefather
Migration and mutability: the twice born fiction of Salman Rushdie 31(20)
Minoli Salgado
PART II From welfare state to free market 51(52)
After feminism: Pat Barker, Penelope Lively and the contemporary novel 58(25)
Margaretta Jolly
Culture, consensus and difference: Angus Wilson to Alan Hollinghurst 83(20)
Alan Sinfield
PART III Britain, Europe and Americanisation 103(36)
A cinema in between: postwar British cinema 110(15)
Alistair Devies
Faltering at the line: Auden and postwar British culture 125(14)
Alistair Davies
PART IV Class, consumption and cultural institutions 139(66)
Art in postwar Britain: a short history of the ICA 146(23)
Nannette Aldred
Drama in the culture industry: British theatre after 1945 169(23)
Drew Milne
Resting on laurels 192(13)
Andrew Crozier
Index 205
List of plates vii
List of contributors ix
Acknowledgements xi
PART I From imperial to post-imperial Britain 1(50)
Disunited kingdom: Irish, Scottish and Welsh writing in the postwar period 9(22)
Siobhan Kilefather
Migration and mutability: the twice born fiction of Salman Rushdie 31(20)
Minoli Salgado
PART II From welfare state to free market 51(52)
After feminism: Pat Barker, Penelope Lively and the contemporary novel 58(25)
Margaretta Jolly
Culture, consensus and difference: Angus Wilson to Alan Hollinghurst 83(20)
Alan Sinfield
PART III Britain, Europe and Americanisation 103(36)
A cinema in between: postwar British cinema 110(15)
Alistair Devies
Faltering at the line: Auden and postwar British culture 125(14)
Alistair Davies
PART IV Class, consumption and cultural institutions 139(66)
Art in postwar Britain: a short history of the ICA 146(23)
Nannette Aldred
Drama in the culture industry: British theatre after 1945 169(23)
Drew Milne
Resting on laurels 192(13)
Andrew Crozier
Index 205
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