How has British democracy been represented in novels, plays and films during a century of political turbulence? Steven Fielding offers the first book-length study of the fictionalization of British politics during the rise, consolidation and apparent...
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How has British democracy been represented in novels, plays and films during a century of political turbulence? Steven Fielding offers the first book-length study of the fictionalization of British politics during the rise, consolidation and apparent fall of party politics, covering work ranging from Robert Tressel's 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' to Jeffrey Archer's 'First Among Equals', and from 'Passport to Pimlico' to David Hare's 'Gethsemane'
Introduction: depicting democracyParliament worship -- Disappointing democracy -- The people's war and after -- Imagining the post-war consensus -- The established order undermined -- The televised crisis -- Yes, conspirator -- Still no job for a lady -- A thick ending -- Epilogue: what would plato say?.