A state of play : : British politics on screen, stage and page, from Anthony Trollope to The thick of it / / Steven Fielding.
"A State of Play explores how the British have imagined their politics, from the parliament worship of Anthony Trollope to the cynicism of The Thick of It. In an account that mixes historical with political analysis, Steven Fielding argues that fictional depictions of politics have played an im...
Saved in:
| VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | London ;, New York : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (313 pages) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Depicting democracy
- Chapter One: Parliament worship
- Chapter Two: Disappointing democracy
- Chapter Three: The people's war and after
- Chapter Four: Imagining the post-war consensus
- Chapter Five: The established order undermined
- Chapter Six: The televised crisis
- Chapter Seven: Yes, conspirator
- Chapter Eight: Still no job for a lady
- Chapter Nine: A thick ending
- Epilogue: What would Plato say?
- Bibliography
- Index.