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British Culture
副标题: An Introduction
ISBN: 9780415142182
出版社: Routledge
出版年: 1999-11
页数: 240
定价: USD 31.95
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
Provides a comprehensive introduction to central aspects of culture and the arts in Britain today, and uses a factual approach to place them within a clear, historical context.
Topics include:
--the social and cultural setting: politics and society 1950-1999, including immigration, feminism, Thatcherism and the arts and the Blair revolution
--language and culture: accents and minority languages, broadcasting and public life
--the novel, poetry and theatre
--cinema: Hammer Horror, James Bond, Ealing comedies, black British film, Trainspotting, The Full Monty and historical epics
--television and radio: soap opera, crime series and sitcoms
--popular music and fashion: The Beatles, punk, Britpop, subculture and style
--art and sculpture: Bacon, Hockney, Gilbert and George and Hirst
--architecture and interiors
Each chapter focuses on key themes of recent years, and gives special emphasis to outstanding artists within each area.
