In Practice: Studies in the Language and Culture of Popular Politics in Modern Britain

by James Epstein

Book Overview

This book reflects on popular politics in Britain during the turbulent period of industrialization, focusing on how political meanings were produced and sustained. It is also a spirited series of responses to the changing terrain of historical studies. It takes as its starting point the goal of defining a middle ground between E. P. Thompson's concept of cultural materialism and the postmodern view of culture as a system of signs and codes (with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804747881
• ISBN13: 9780804747882
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"