{"product_id":"englands-discontents-9780745399331","title":"Englands Discontents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow England's political cultures are being eroded by neoliberalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a hugely ambitious and seriously rewarding genealogy of Britishness. Navigating the East India Company and Brexit, conservatism and liberalism, Gramsci and Stuart Hall, Mike Wayne has produced a fantastic analysis of the contradictions of our political culture' -- Des Freedman, Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003cbr\u003e'Wayne's excellent book delivers home truths and important historical lessons with authority, clarity and conviction. Its call for a radical version of social democracy is both convincing and energising. Anyone seeking the sign-posts for social change should read this' -- Anita Biressi, Professor of Media and Society, University of Roehampton\u003cbr\u003e'In the aftermath of Brexit, Mike Wayne's provocative re-reading of the tangled historical relations between Britain's contesting political cultures forces us to think again about the exercise of power, the imagination of nationhood and the possibilities for change' -- Graham Murdock, Professor of Culture and Economy, Loughborough University\u003cbr\u003e'Provides a valuable analysis of how Britain is ruled and the ideology and culture of its elite' -- Counterfire\u003cbr\u003e'An exploration of English national identity that provides a highly effective insight towards understanding the politucal terrain of post-Brexit Britain' -- Philosophy Football\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Political Cultures and National Identities: A Gramscian Framework\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Formation of Political Cultures\u003cbr\u003e  3. Conservative Culture and the Economy\u003cbr\u003e  4. Conservative Culture and the State\u003cbr\u003e  5. The Oscillations of Liberalism\u003cbr\u003e  6. Geopolitical Discontents: A Tale of Two Referendums\u003cbr\u003e  7. Hegemony in Question: Stuart Hall, Gramsci and Us\u003cbr\u003e  8. Going Forwards, Facing Backwards\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404333097303,"sku":"9780745399331","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745399331.jpg?v=1730486126","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/englands-discontents-9780745399331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}