England's Discontents - Political Cultures and National Identities

England's Discontents unpacks the genealogy of British identities over the last two hundred years as they have been shaped by the main political cultures and their interactions with cultural politics. Conservatism, social liberalism, economic liberalism, social democracy and socialism in partnership and conflict, have forged different models of national belonging and identity. Wayne draws on Gramsci's work to reassess debates about Britishness and renew Gramsci's relevance to understanding our contemporary discontents. In doing so, he reveals that England's enduring attachment to economic liberalism is in danger of eroding all other political cultures, even conservatism, liberalism and the British state.

About the author

Mike Wayne is professor of film and television studies at Brunel University. He is the author of Marxism and Media Studies (2003) and Political Film (2001), and the editor of Understanding Film (2005) and Dissident Voices (1998), all published by Pluto Press.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Wayne
• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780745399324
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-9932-4
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 546 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education