A State of Play: British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to 'The Thick of It'

by Steven Fielding

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849669783
• ISBN13: 9781849669788
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"