Towards a Very British Version of the "Culture Wars"

Populism, Social Fractures and Political Communication
Herausgeber: Bonnet, Alma-Pierre; Kilty, Raphaële

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the emergence and the political use of what has come to be known as "culture wars" in the United Kingdom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781032590448
• ISBN-10: 1032590440
• Artikelnr.: 71660757

Autorenporträt

Alma-Pierre Bonnet is Senior Lecturer in British Studies at Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, France. Raphaële Kilty is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History and Politics at Clermont Auvergne University, France.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Towards a very British version of the "culture wars": An introduction 2.
Partisan conflict over Clause 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act: Culture
Wars avant la lettre 3. Nigel Farage's national populist campaign in favour
of Brexit: Early signs of a culture war in the United Kingdom 4.
Comparative evidence from the Yellow Vests movement in France: Communities
of grievance : The great divider? 6. The Conservative Right's 'War against
Woke': Fighting the latest 'enemies within' 7. Policing the culture wars in
contemporary Britain: 'More PCs, less PC' 8. Climate Change and Cultural
Collision in UK politics: Petrolheads vs. Ecowarriors 9. Critical Race
Theory and the politics of race in Britain: The Long Culture War 10.
Academic freedom and transphobia in UK higher education: Two sides of the
same coin? 11. Conservative unionism v. Gender Recognition Reform
(Scotland) Bill: Killing two birds with one stone? 12. Conclusion