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The Battle for Britain: Crises, Conflicts and the Conjuncture
Hardback
Main Details
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The Battle for Britain: Crises, Conflicts and the Conjuncture
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Clarke
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Human geography |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781529227666
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Illustrations |
No
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bristol University Press
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Imprint |
Bristol University Press
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NZ Release Date |
24 May 2023 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book addresses the social, political and economic turbulence in which the UK is embroiled. Drawing on Cultural Studies, it explores proliferating crises and conflicts, from the multiplying varieties of social dissent through the stagnation of rentier capitalism to the looming climate catastrophe. Examining arguments about Brexit, class and 'race', and the changing character of the state, the book is underpinned by a transnational and relational conception of the UK. It traces the entangled dynamics of time and space that have shaped the current conjuncture. Questioning whether increasingly anti-democratic and authoritarian strategies can provide a resolution to these troubles, it explores how the accumulating crises and conflicts have produced a deepening 'crisis of authority' that forms the terrain of the Battle for Britain.
Author Biography
John Clarke is a Professor Emeritus at The Open University and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow. His research and writing have explored the contemporary transformations of nation, state and welfare.
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