The Left Behind - Reimagining Britain's Socially Excluded (Paperback)

'The Left Behind' is a defining motif of contemporary British political discourse. It is the thread that knits together the 2016 Brexit referendum, the crumbling of the fabled 'Red Wall' in the North, and the pernicious culture war being waged today. But who are the Left Behind? James Morrison goes in search of the reality behind the rhetoric, offering the first comprehensive, historical analysis of the origins, uses and meanings of the term. He interrogates the popular archetype of the Left Behind - as a working class, leave-voting white male from a former industrial heartland - and situates the concept in the context of longstanding, demonising discourses aimed at communities seen as backward and 'undeserving'. Analysing national newspaper coverage and parliamentary discussions, and drawing on interviews with MPs, community leaders, charities and people with direct lived experiences of poverty and precarity, The Left Behind grapples with the real human cost of austerity for neglected post-industrial communities and other marginalised groups across the world, and the stigmatising discourse that does little to serve them.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	James Morrison
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-4462-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > Social mobility
LSN:	0-7453-4462-3
Barcode:	9780745344621

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