Description
Book SynopsisHow England's political cultures are being eroded by neoliberalism
Trade Review'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
'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
'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
'Provides a valuable analysis of how Britain is ruled and the ideology and culture of its elite' -- Counterfire
'An exploration of English national identity that provides a highly effective insight towards understanding the politucal terrain of post-Brexit Britain' -- Philosophy Football
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Political Cultures and National Identities: A Gramscian Framework
2. The Formation of Political Cultures
3. Conservative Culture and the Economy
4. Conservative Culture and the State
5. The Oscillations of Liberalism
6. Geopolitical Discontents: A Tale of Two Referendums
7. Hegemony in Question: Stuart Hall, Gramsci and Us
8. Going Forwards, Facing Backwards
Notes
Index
