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This text looks at examples of the changing nature of 20th-century British identity (including people such as Townshend and Westwood), and identifies the problems facing modernizers hampered by traditional nationalism, which fails to engage with the complexities of contemporary culture.

Table of Contents
1. Nancy Cunard and the Embrace of Alterity. 2. Herbert Read: from Greater Englishness to the American Stage. 3. J.B. Priestley: Post-scripts and Utopias. 4. Pete Townshend: Talking 'Bout Regeneration. 5. Vivienne Westwood: Fantasy Island. 6. David Dabydeen: the Empire Writes Back. 7. Mark Wallinger: Post-colonial Englishman.

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      Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/1999
      ISBN13: 9780853158684, 978-0853158684
      ISBN10: 853158681

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text looks at examples of the changing nature of 20th-century British identity (including people such as Townshend and Westwood), and identifies the problems facing modernizers hampered by traditional nationalism, which fails to engage with the complexities of contemporary culture.

      Table of Contents
      1. Nancy Cunard and the Embrace of Alterity. 2. Herbert Read: from Greater Englishness to the American Stage. 3. J.B. Priestley: Post-scripts and Utopias. 4. Pete Townshend: Talking 'Bout Regeneration. 5. Vivienne Westwood: Fantasy Island. 6. David Dabydeen: the Empire Writes Back. 7. Mark Wallinger: Post-colonial Englishman.

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