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Cynicism is a neglected subject for investigation in post-war British cultural history, perhaps due to its apparent omnipresence. Kieran Curran aims to rectify this omission by lucidly connecting together literature, music and film as common avatars of the cynic sensibility. Transcending barriers between high and low culture, Curran maps cynicism from 1950 (the end of post-war austerity) to 1987 (the year of the break-up of the Smiths), spanning a number of significant historical moments in the process: decolonisation and the erosion of the British Empire; the expansion of higher education (particularly in the wake of the Robbins Report of 1963); the radical comprehensivisation of secondary education; the dismantling of railways with a parallel valorisation of car culture; and the neo-colonial excursion of the Falklands War. |
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1. Annus Mirabilis : Philip Larkin -- 2. Work Is A Curse : John Wain/Kingsley Amis/Iris Murdoch -- 3. Just Another Sunday Evening : John Osborne/Jazz -- 4. That's What I'm Not: British New Wave Cinema -- 5. I've Heard Of Politics, But This Is Ridiculous : TV Satire/Comedy -- 6. Bed Peace : John Lennon -- 7. Quiet Riot : Stephen Poliakoff -- 8. No Future/No Alternative : Punk and The Cynic Sensibility -- 9. Before The Moon Falls : The Fall -- 10. Somehow That Really Impressed Me : The Smiths -- Conclusion. |
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- Civilization -- 1945-
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Great Britain. |
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Civilization. |
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1945- |
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Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular culture. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Cynicism.
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Cynicism. |
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Cultural studies. |
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Social & cultural history. |
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Media studies. |
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Sociology. |
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Religious groups: social & cultural aspects. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. |
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Since 1900 |
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History.
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Print version: Curran, Kieran, 1985- Cynicism in British post-war culture 9781137444349 (DLC) 2014022066 (OCoLC)881318345 |
| ISBN |
9781137444356 (electronic book) |
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1137444355 (electronic book) |
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1349495646 |
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9781349495641 |
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9781349495641 (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/9781137444356 |
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