The autobiography of a nation | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780719060601 | The autobiography of a nation | The 1951 Festival of Britain | Conekin

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Beschreibung

The first full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. An examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951's Festival's exhibitions and events. Covers the Festival's history and historiography, its purpose, its representations of the future and the past, the role of London and the 'local', the British Empire and finally its legacy.

Über den Autor

Becky E. Conekin is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the London College of Fashion, The London Institute

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Introducing the Festival
1. The Background: history and historiography
2. The Festival's People and Purposes
Section 2: Time
3. The Festival's representations of the future
4. The Festival's representations of the past
Section 3: Place
5. London-based representations of the metropole and the 'regions'
6. The role of 'the local' in the Festival
7. The place that was almost absent: the British Empire
8. The place of escape and edification: the Battersea Pleasure Gardens
Section 4: Conclusion
9. Conclusion: The Festival and its legacy
Select Bibiliography
Appendices
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780719060601
ISBN-10:	0719060605
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Conekin, Becky E.
Redaktion:	Breward, Christopher Sherman, Bill
Hersteller:	Manchester University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	244 x 170 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Becky E. Conekin
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2003
Gewicht:	0,482 kg