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Title The Cambridge companion to modern British culture / edited by Michael Higgins, Clarissa Smith, John Storey.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2010]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  941.082 C178C    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 323 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Cambridge companions to culture
Cambridge companions to culture.
Summary "British culture today is the product of a shifting combination of tradition and experimentation, national identity and regional and ethnic diversity. These distinctive tensions are expressed in a range of cultural arenas, such as art, sport, journalism, fashion, education, and race. This Companion addresses these and other major aspects of British culture, and offers a sophisticated understanding of what it means to study and think about the diverse cultural landscapes of contemporary Britain. Each contributor looks at the language through which culture is formed and expressed, the political and institutional trends that shape culture, and at the role of culture in daily life. This interesting and informative account of modern British culture embraces controversy and debate, and never loses sight of the fact that Britain and Britishness must always be understood in relation to the increasingly international context of globalisation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: modern British culture / Michael Higgins, Clarissa Smith and John Storey -- Becoming British / John Storey -- Language developments in British English / David Crystal -- Schooling and culture / Ken Jones -- The changing character of political communication / John Street -- Contemporary Britain and its regions / John Tomaney -- Contemporary British cinema / Sarah Street -- Contemporary British fiction / Patricia Waugh -- Contemporary British poetry / Alex Goody -- Theatre in modern British culture / Michael Mangan -- Contemporary British television / Jane Arthurs -- British art in the twenty-first century / Valerie Reardon -- British fashion / Caroline Evans -- Sport in contemporary Britain / Ellis Cashmore -- British sexual cultures / Clarissa Smith -- British popular music, popular culture and exclusivity / Sheila Whiteley -- British newspapers today / Michael Higgins -- The struggle for ethno-religious equality in Britain: the place of the Muslim community / Tariq Madood.
Subject Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Civilization.
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01071344
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Higgins, Michael, 1967-
Smith, Clarissa.
Storey, John, 1950-
Standard No. 40018412856
ISBN 9780521864978 (hbk.)
0521864976 (hbk.)
9780521683463 (pbk.)
0521683467 (pbk.)
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