History, heritage and tradition in contemporary British politics explores the use of the past in modern British politics. It examines party political perspectives on both British history and the philosophy of history, and also looks at the ways in which memory is instituted within the parties in practice - through archives, written histories and commemorations. It focuses in particular on a number of explicit negotiations over historical narratives: the creation of the National Curriculum for History, Conservative attempts to re-assess their historical role in 1997, the assertion of a 'lost'...
History, heritage and tradition in contemporary British politics explores the use of the past in modern British politics. It examines party political ...
This book traces the word `progressive' through modern British history, from the Enlightenment to Brexit. It also places this political language in its cultural context, asking how it relates to ideas about progressive social development, progressive business, and progressive rock music.
This book traces the word `progressive' through modern British history, from the Enlightenment to Brexit. It also places this political language in it...
