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"Patrick Wright is a sensitive, ultra-thoughtful explorer.... With a large torch and copious notes he invites the reader to a number of meandering guided tours well off the main footpaths."--Tom Narin, The Guardian
"A quite exceptional and richly rewarding book.... You won't feel the same about the Heritage Industry after this devastating series of iconoclastic reflections."--Colin Ward, Times Educational Supplement (UK)
"Wright is a brilliant analyst of cultural meanings and has uncovered a central truth about the force of nostalgia in modern England."--Paul Addison, London Review of Books
"In a rich and suggestive series of essays Patrick Wright explores the ways in which history itself has become the most powerful source of contemporary meanings about what Britain is and what it is to be British."--Stuart Hall
"An intriguing exploration of heritage, history, and modern society." -- Midwest Book Review
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The hulk of Henry VIII's flagship is raised from the seabed in an operation that captures the mind of the nation. The leader of the Labour party wears an informal coat at the Cenotaph and provokes a national scandal. An elderly lady whose ancient house is scheduled for demolition dismantles it, piece by piece, and moves it across the country... On Living in an Old Country probes such apparently fleeting and disconnected events in order to reveal how history lives on, not just in the specialist knowledge of historians, archaeologists and curators, but as a tangible presence permeating everyday life and shaping our sense of identity. It investigates the rise of 'heritage' as expressed in literature, advertising, and political rhetoric as well as in popular television dramas, conservation campaigns, and urban development schemes. It explores the relations between the idea of an imperilled national identity and the transformation of British society introduced by Margaret Thatcher. This is the book that put 'heritage' on the map, opening one of the defining cultural and political debates of our time, and showing why conservation is a subject of such broad significance in contemporary Britain. This new edition includes an extensive new preface and interview material reflecting on the ongoing debate about the heritage industry which the book helped to kick-start.
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1979 is well remembered as the year in which Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister of Great Britain. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
1979 is well remembered as the year in which Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister of Great Britain. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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An intriguing exploration of heritage, history, and modern society
17 Oct 2009
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The country of England is an old one, filled with people who respect that age... perhaps a bit too much. "On Living in an Old Country" is a cultural analysis of Britain and the impact of its heritage and history on its people. In a unique way that Americans may not understand, as their country is relatively youthful, the British reverence for their heritage presents quite the picture of a unique people. "On Living in an Old Country" is an intriguing exploration of heritage, history, and modern society.
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