1997 The Future That Never Happened

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Publisher's Synopsis

'Beautifully written, brilliantly insightful'
Owen Jones

Tony Blair and Noel Gallagher shaking hands at No. 10. Saatchi's YBAs setting the international art world aflame. Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress. A time of vibrancy and optimism: when the country was united by the hope of a better and brighter future. So why, twenty years on, did that future never happen?

Richard Power Sayeed takes a provocative look at this epochal year, arguing that the dark undercurrents of that time had a much more enduring legacy than the marketing gimmick of 'Cool Britannia'. He reveals how the handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry ushered in a new type of racism. How the feminism-lite of 'Girl Power' made sexism stronger. And how the promises of New Labour left the country more fractured than ever.

This lively, rich and evocative book explores why 1997 was a turning point for British culture and society - away from a fairer, brighter future and on the path to our current malaise.

Book information

ISBN: 9781786991997
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint: Zed Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 941.0859
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 364g
Height: 130mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 40mm