British Culture Of The Postwar: An Introduction To Literature And Society, 1945-1999; Editor: Davies, Alistair; Editor: Sinfield, Alan; Paperback

Editor: Davies, Alistair; Editor: Sinfield, Alan
Paperback; 10 B&w Photographs
224 pages
Published: September 2000
Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN: 0415128110

The second half of the twentieth century was a period which saw huge political, social, technological and economic changes. These upheavals are mediated in often controversial innovations in literature, art, and cinema.From Angus Wilson to Pat Barker and Salman Rushdie, British Culture of the Postwar is an ideal starting point for those studying these cultural developments in Britainof recent years. Chapters on individual people and art forms give a clear and concise overview of the progression of different genres. They also discuss the wider issues of Britain's relationships with America and Europe, and the idea of Britishness.Each section is introduced with a short discussion of the major historical events of the period. Read as a whole, British Culture of the Postwar wiSubtitled: An Introduction to Literature and Society 1945-1999. This work should be a helpful starting point for those studying cultural developments in Britain during the second half of the 20th century. Chapters on individual people and art forms give a clear and concise overview of the progression of different genres at the time.