{"product_id":"crowds-community-and-contagion-in-contemporary-britain-9781032040653","title":"Crowds Community and Contagion in Contemporary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrowds, Community and Contagion in Contemporary Britain\u003c\/em\u003e presents the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to re-assess the neoliberal politics, xenophobia and racism that have undermined community cohesion in the United Kingdom since 1979, and which have continued largely unchecked through the last four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by three interconnected ideas used throughout to scrutinise the meaning of culture as a way of life â Welsh cultural theorist Raymond Williamsâ structure of feeling, Jamaican-British sociologist Stuart Hallâs conception of the conjuncture and Belgian political philosopher Chantal Mouffeâs agonistic pluralism â Sarah Lowndes finds that a renewed sense of mutual regard and collective responsibility are necessary to meet the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. She begins by reflecting on public gatherings in Britain from 1945 to 2019, moving on to analyse five key examples of public gatherings affected by the pandemic in 2020 onwards: Chinese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e; Introduction; 1. From the Welfare State to Virtual Congregations: British Crowds 1945-2019; \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: The Case Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e; 2. Chinese New Year, 25-26 January 2020, London, England; 3. UEFA Champion’s League Final, 11 March 2020, Liverpool, England; 4. VE Day, 8 May 2020, Various Locations, England; 5. Black Lives Matter Demonstrations, 7 June 2020, Various Locations Nationwide; 6. Eid ul-Adha, 31 July 2020, Leicester, England; 7. The New Normal: Cancelled Fireworks, Small Weddings and Socially Distanced Funerals; 8. Pandemic Demonstrations 2021: Taking the Knee, Sarah Everard, COP26, Kill the Bill and Anti-Vaxxers; Conclusion; \u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018807214423,"sku":"9781032040653","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crowds-community-and-contagion-in-contemporary-britain-9781032040653","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}