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Peter Childs

    British Cultural Identities - Third Edition
    Van Morrison in the 1970s
    British Cultural Identities
    The Fiction of Ian McEwan
    Modernism
    • A succinct but authoritative analysis of one of the most important literary innovations of the last hundred years. This guide explains the pan-European origins of the radical literary changes which occurred in the novel, poetry and drama.

      Modernism
    • The book features selections from published interviews with Ian McEwan and covers all of the writer's novels to date, including his latest novel Saturday.

      The Fiction of Ian McEwan
    • The second edition of this successful book analyses contemporary British identity from the various and changing ways. Right up to date, it covers such phenomena as Posh and Becks, Big Brother, the Millenium Dome and Harry Potter.

      British Cultural Identities
    • After the singularity of Astral Weeks in 1968, the 1970s were the formative years for the solo career of one of the acknowledged giants of modern music. Van Morrison was one of the music legends who defined the decade, with every album bringing out different aspects to Morrison's vast musical spectrum.

      Van Morrison in the 1970s
    • This analysis looks at British cultural identity in terms of the various and changing ways in which people who live in Britain position themselves and are positioned by their culture today.

      British Cultural Identities - Third Edition