Description
Book SynopsisFirst full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. An examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951''s Festival''s exhibitions and events. Covers the Festival''s history and historiography, purpose, representations of the future and past, the role of London and the ''local'', the British Empire and finally its legacy.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Introducing the Festival
1. The Background: history and historiography
2. The Festival’s People and Purposes
Section 2: Time
3. The Festival’s representations of the future
4. The Festival’s representations of the past
Section 3: Place
5. London-based representations of the metropole and the ‘regions’
6. The role of ‘the local’ in the Festival
7. The place that was almost absent: the British Empire
8. The place of escape and edification: the Battersea Pleasure Gardens
Section 4: Conclusion
9. Conclusion: The Festival and its legacy
Select Bibiliography
Appendices
Index
