Twenty Years On: Views and Reviews of Modern Britain

In Twenty Years On Peter Stansky discusses aspects of modern Britain and its past. What has continually fascinated him is how Britain copes with change. Although as prone to violence and disruption as any other developed nation it likes to think of itself as calm and peaceful a country village. Yet beneath the surface there is great turmoil as so many British detective stories testify.Beginning with an account of becoming a historian Stansky drawing on his writings of the last twenty years dwells on those areas of British life that hes made his own particularly William Morris the Bloomsbury Group and George Orwell. In these essays he skillfully interweaves culture art politics and society.As a successor to his earlier collection From William Morris to Sergeant Pepper (1998) Twenty Years On contains brilliant examinations of important aspects of modern Britain. Though Twenty Years On is Stanskys most recent work it represents a lifetime of passion and expertise.Students scholars and enthusiasts will enjoy learning from one of the worlds leading experts on British history and culture. Purchase your copy today.