British Culture of the Post-War

<p>From Angus Wilson to Pat Barker and Salman Rushdie, <em>British Culture of the Post-War</em> is an ideal starting point for those studying cultural developments in Britain of 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 relationship with America and Europe, and the idea of Britishness.<br>Each section is introduced with a short discussion of the major historical events of the period. Read as a whole, <em>British Culture of the Postwar</em> will give students a comprehensive introduction to this turbulent and exciting period, and a greater understanding of the cultural production arising from it.</p> Introduction. From Imperial to Post-imperial Britain. Disunited Kingdom: Irish Scottish and Welsh Writing in the Post-War Period. Migration and Mutability: The Twice Born Fiction of Salman Rushdie. From Welfare State to Free-Market. After Feminism: Pat Barker, Penelope Lively and the Contemporary Novel. Culture, Consensus and Difference. Britain, Europe and Americanisation. A Cinema In Between: Post-War British Cinema. Faltering at the Line: Auden and Post-War British Culture. Culture, Consumption and Cultural Institutions. Art in Post-war Britain: A Short History of the ICA. Drama in the Culture Industry: British Theatre After 1945. Resting on Laurels.