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London post-2010 in British literature and culture /

London post-2010 in British Literature and Culture' explores cultural and literary representations of London since around 2010 and focuses on a period in which a string of celebratory national and global media events, but also riots and anti-capitalist protests have cemented London's statu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Knebel Doeberitz, Oliver von (Editor ), Schneider, Ralf (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2017]
Colección:Spatial practices ; 24.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • London post-2010 in British Literature and Culture; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 No 'Insoreckshan' in the Global City? Representations of London Rioting, 1981 and 2011; 2 Capital/Rebel City: London 2012 and the Struggle for Hegemony
  • Reflections on the Spatiality of Power; 3 Shakespeare 2012
  • Staging a Cosmopolitan Capital; 4 New Royal London: Re-branding London, Re-staging Monarchy; 5 The Mobile Olympic City: London, City Branding, and the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
  • 6 A Tale of Many Londons: Media Representations of the Rhizomatic Metropolis in the Aftermath of Woolwich7 London Remembers: The Bomber Command Memorial and Recent Memories of War in the British Capital; 8 Fighting on the Home Front: Skyfall (2012) and James Bond's London; 9 Experiencing Global Wealth in London: Authentic Voice in Attack the Block and The Secret Service: Kingsman; 10 Lines of Disconnection: The Penguin London Tube Anniversary Series (2013); 11 'Clearly Money Has Something to Do with Life'
  • But What Exactly? Reflections on Recent Credit Crunch Fiction(s).
  • 12 The Wisdom of the Folly: Co-operative Diversity in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London Series13 'London's destructions, dreamed-up and real': The Apocalyptic City of China Miéville; Index.