The Cultural Politics of Austerity [electronic resource] : Past and Present in Austere Times /
Bramall, R.author.
This timely book examines austerity's conflicted meanings, from austerity chic and anti-austerity protest to economic and eco-austerity. Bramall's compelling text explores the presence and persuasiveness of the past, developing a new approach to the historical in contemporary cultural politics.
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Introduction: Austere Times""; ""2 On Being â€?Insideâ€? Austerity: Austerity Chic, Consumer Culture, and Anti-austerity Protest""; ""3 The Past in the Present: History, Memory, Ideology, and Discourse""; ""4 Dig for Victory! Eco-austerity, Sustainability, and New Historical Subjectivities""; ""5 The State of Austerity: Governance, Welfare, and the People""; ""6 Turning Back Time: Feminism, Domesticity, and Austere Femininities""; ""7 Afterword: Austerity and After""; ""Notes            ""
""Bibliography                   """"Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This timely book examines austerity's conflicted meanings, from austerity chic and anti-austerity protest to economic and eco-austerity. Bramall's compelling text explores the presence and persuasiveness of the past, developing a new approach to the historical in contemporary cultural politics.
Historiography.
Communication.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Social policy.
Culture.
Memory Studies.
Media Studies.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Social Policy.
Sociology of Culture.