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A State of Play - British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to 'The Thick of It' (Paperback, New)
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A State of Play - British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to 'The Thick of It' (Paperback, New)
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
A State of Play explores how the British have imagined their
politics, from the parliament worship of Anthony Trollope to the
cynicism of The Thick of It. In an account that mixes historical
with political analysis, Steven Fielding argues that fictional
depictions of politics have played an important but insidious part
in shaping how the British think about their democracy and have
helped ventilate their many frustrations with Westminster. He shows
that dramas and fictions have also performed a significant role in
the battle of ideas, in a way undreamt of by those who draft party
manifestos. The book examines the work of overtly political writers
have treated the subject, discussing the novels of H.G. Wells, the
comedy series Yes, Minister and the plays of David Hare. However,
it also assesses how less obvious sources, such as the films of
George Formby, the novels of Agatha Christie, the Just William
stories and situation comedies like Steptoe and Son, have reflected
on representative democracy. A State of Play is an invaluable,
distinctive and engaging guide to a new way of thinking about
Britain's political past and present.
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