Taking as its point of departure the three recurrent themes of nostalgia, memory and local histories, this book is an attempt to map out a new poetics - the 'post-nostalgic imagination' - in Hong Kong cinema in the first decade of Chinese rule. The change of sovereignty in 1997 …
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"Taking as its point of departure the three recurrent themes of nostalgia, memory and local histories, this book is an attempt to map out a new poetics -- the post-nostalgic imagination -- in Hong Kong cinema in the first decade of Chinese rule"--Provided by publisher.
"In this devastating and alarming book Peter Oborne argues that we have witnessed not just the emergence but the triumph of the Political Class: the new ruling elite of Britain, a group characterised by its professionalised attitude to politics rather than old-fashioned ideology…
Will Somerville presents a comprehensive account of immigration policy since 1997, providing an in-depth account of policy and legislation since Tony Blair and New Labour were first elected.
"Trade Unions in a Neoliberal World is the first book to provide readers with an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the impact of New Labour governments on employment relations and trade unions. This innovative text locates changes in industrial politics since the 199…
"In September 1996, in the aftermath of the Rwandese Genocide, a multinational African force led by Rwanda invaded what was then Zaire, with the aim of crushing the remnants of the genocidaire regime and of overthrowing that long time friend of the West, the dictator Marshal Mob…
"Women and British Party Politics examines the characteristic of women's participation at the mass and elite level in contemporary British politics: as voters, party members and elected representatives respectively. This book will appeal to all those with an interest in British …
Why did Tony Blair take Britain to war with Iraq? Because, this book argues, he was following the core political beliefs and style - the Blair identity - manifest and consistent throughout his decade in power. It traces his personal influence on British foreign policy and intern…
Africa was a key focus of Britain's foreign policy under Tony Blair. Military intervention in Sierra Leone, increases in aid and debt relief, and grand initiatives such as the Commission for Africa established the continent as a place in which Britain could 'do good'. Britain a…
Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. Martin Powell analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state.
This book increases understanding of significant periods in contemporary British and EU foreign policy by reading them through the concepts of subjectivity, responsibility and hospitality.