Explores what happened once the monarchy had been swept away after the civil war and puritans found themselves in power. Examines campaigns to regulate sexual b

The past century's culture wars that Britain has been consumed by, but that few North Americans seem aware of, have resulted in revised notions of Britishness a

Few historical events have resonated as much in modern British culture as the Second World War. It has left a rich legacy in a range of media that continue to a

Much of the scholarship examining British culture of the First World War focusses on the 'high' culture of a limited number of novels, memoirs, plays and works

This book is the first academic text to examine cynicism as a driving force in the context of post-war British culture. It maps a sensibility that transcends di