The Politics of Nostalgia - Class, Rootlessness and Decline

Escalating pressures and growing fear of the future encourage people to look to the past to identify something positive, and nostalgia plays a key role in working-class politics and community life. Simon Winlow explores our common desire to take refuge in the past, and what it means for our political future.

About the author

Simon Winlow is Professor of Social Sciences at Northumbria University, UK. An internationally recognized criminologist and sociologist, he is one of the left's most original thinkers and a key commentator on British politics and culture.

Summary

Escalating pressures and growing fear of the future encourage people to look to the past to identify something positive, and nostalgia plays a key role in working-class politics and community life. Simon Winlow explores our common desire to take refuge in the past, and what it means for our political future.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Winlow, Simon (Northumbria University Winlow
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2025
• EAN: 9781837535514
• ISBN: 978-1-83753-551-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 230 g
• Series: SocietyNow
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories