Cool Britannia and Beyond-Britain in the 1990s

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The 1990s were a decade that changed Britain forever. From Britpop to Blair Spice Girls to Sky News it was an era of swagger contradiction and transformation. Beneath the headlines and slogans everyday life was shifting: mobile phones and email arrived in handbags and offices Sunday shopping reshaped family routines and debates over identity gender and diversity moved to the centre of national life.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book explores the politics culture and people of the decade in depth showing how the 1990s were not just colourful nostalgia but the foundation of modern Britain. Chapters cover:</span></p><ul><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Politics and Power</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - From John Major's struggles to the rise of New Labour.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Culture and Music</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Britpop Girl Power Cool Britannia and the global export of British identity.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sport</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Euro '96 Damon Hill's Formula 1 triumph and the gender gap in investment and coverage.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Technology</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Windows 95 mobile phones the internet and the clunky but revolutionary Digital Dawn.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Science and Health</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Dolly the Sheep the Human Genome Project BSE and the rise of AIDS awareness.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Everyday Life</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Coffee shops IKEA ladette culture changing families and new workplace norms.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Diversity and Identity</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - The Stephen Lawrence case Section 28 multiculturalism and women's activism.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Shock and Tragedy</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Dunblane IRA bombings rail crashes the death of Diana and how public grief reshaped national emotion.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Europe and the World</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Maastricht battles globalisation humanitarian intervention and the Hong Kong handover.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Media Revolution</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - 24-hour news tabloid power spin culture and the dawn of celebrity obsession.</span></li></ul><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Drawing on politics sport culture science and social history </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Cool Britannia & Beyond</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> shows how one unforgettable decade continues to shape who we are today. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>More than a trip down memory lane this is a story of transformation: how the optimism contradictions and tensions of the 1990s built the template for the world we now live in.</span></p><p></p>