Effervescent adventures with Britannia : personalities, politics and culture in Britain / edited by Wm. Roger Louis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Louis, William Roger, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Intellectual life.

Civilization.

Intellectual life.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2017.

Summary:

This book explores British culture, history and politics, offering insight into the pivotal themes - political, literary and cultural - which have shaped British state and society. The subjects covered include a new analysis of Jack the Ripper by Richard Davenport-Hines, a new appraisal of Harold Nicholson and Royal Biography by Jane Ridley and a new account of Evelyn Waugh in North America by Martin Stannard. In literature, Patrick French writes on V.S. Naipul; in history Andrew Lownie offers new perspectives on Guy Burgess and in politics Kenneth O. Morgan considers what will become of Britain after Brexit. Collectively, the chapters combine a rich mix of original ideas, historical and literary allusion, personality and anecdote, to provide an intellectual adventure into the mainsprings of modern British and international society.

Contents:

1 Jack the Ripper / Richard Davenport-Hines Davenport-Hines, Richard 15

2 George Bernard Shaw and Physical Culture / John D. Fair Fair, John D. 27

3 Evelyn Waugh in North America / Martin Stannard Stannard, Martin 41

4 V.s.Naipaul and the British Tradition of Biography / Patrick French French, Patrick 57

5 Where Shall We Adventure? Hayao Miyazaki meets Robert Louis Stevenson / Susan Napier Napier, Susan 71

6 Newer Images of Women and Men in the Interwar Decades / Reba Soffer Soffer, Reba 83

7 Encyclopaedia Britannica / Joseph Epstein Epstein, Joseph 97

8 Current American and British Newspapers / Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr Jr, Boisfeuillet Jones, 105

9 The Anglo-American Special Relationship in Intelligence / John Prados Prados, John 123

10 The Quest for Stalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess / Andrew Lownie Lownie, Andrew 137

11 John Banville's The Untouchable / Steven Isenberg Isenberg, Steven 151

12 All Souls College / S.J.D. Green Green, S.J.D. 161

13 Guglielmo Marconi and England / Paul Kennedy Kennedy, Paul 177

14 Harold Nicolson and Royal Biography / Jane Ridley Ridley, Jane 183

15 Keeping an Eye on the Present: Whig History of Science / Steven Weinberg Weinberg, Steven 199

16 Re-illustrating the History of the British Empire / Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes Motrescu-Mayes, Annamaria 209

17 Britain Is Your Friend: Propaganda during the Second World War / Rosemary Hill Hill, Rosemary 223

18 Ernest Bevin and Palestine: Bevingrads and Demonologies / Wm. Roger Louis Louis, Wm. Roger 231

19 Britain's Egyptian Allies and the Suez Crisis / Barnaby Crowcroft Crowcroft, Barnaby 247

20 Limitless Violence in Palestine / Caroline Elkins Elkins, Caroline 261

21 Rudyard Kipling and Mrs. Ewing / Michael Holroyd Holroyd, Michael 275

22 The British Empire: Ramshackle or Rampaging / John M. Mackenzie Mackenzie, John M. 281

23 The Falklands Conflict: A Worm's-Eye View / Sarah Beaver Beaver, Sarah 295

24 How to "Fix a War: Tony Blair and Iraq / Geoffrey Wheatcroft Wheatcroft, Geoffrey 311

25 Seeking a Role: Britain after Brexit / Kenneth O. Morgan Morgan, Kenneth O. 323

26 British Studies at the University of Texas, 1975-2017 339.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-83860-847-8