Britain After Empire: Constructing a Post-War Political-Cultural Project

By P.W. Preston

Book Overview

Through compelling analysis of popular culture, high culture and elite designs in the years following the end of the Second World War, this book explores how Britain and its people have come to terms with the loss of prestige stemming from the decline of the British Empire. The result is a volume that offers new ideas on what it is to be 'British'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349438340
• ISBN13: 9781349438341
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"