| Britain Under Blair Contributor(s): Tonnies, Merle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 382531538X ISBN-13: 9783825315382 Publisher: Universitatsverlag Winter OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Modern - 21st Century |
| Series: Anglistik & Englischunterricht |
| Physical Information: 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most commentators agree that the sense of newness embodied by Tony Blair and his government is due not simply to innovative policies, but just as much to his influence on the national mood. Like Margaret Thatcher, he is said to have created a new 'Zeitgeist'. Britain under Blair therefore examines developments since the 1997 landslide victory not only with regard to the key political areas that already sparked heated debates under the preceding Conservative governments, but also on the representational level. Analyses of New Labour's characteristic rhetoric and various cultural discourses of the time demonstrate the central role of discursive changes in this period. Indebted to a broad Cultural Studies approach, the volume brings together specialists from a wide range of disciplines. They come from both the UK and Germany, thus combining inside and outside perspectives on Blair's Britain. |