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 importa...

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Place / Publishing House:London, England : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages)
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A State of Play
Summary: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 important but insidious part in shaping how the British think about their democracy and have helped ventilate their many frustrations with Westminster. He shows that dramas and fictions have also performed a significant role in the battle of ideas, in a way undreamt of by those who draft party manifestos.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1849669805
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Steven Fielding.