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  • Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968–85

    by Jonathan Moss ...
    Series series Gender in History
    This book draws upon original research into women’s workplace protest to deliver a new account of working-class women’s political identity and participation in post-war England. Focusing on the voices and experiences of women who fought for equal pay, skill recognition and the right to work between 1968 and 1985, it explores why working-class women engaged in such action when they did, and it ... Read more

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  • The politics of feeling in Brexit Britain

    Stories from the Mass Observation Project

    During Brexit, political questions were continually framed in emotional terms. The referendum was presented as a conflict between reason and resentment, fear and hope, heads and hearts. The Leave vote was interpreted as the triumph of passion over rationality, and its aftermath triggered concerns about the divisive impact of feelings on political culture. This book examines how these stories about ... Read more

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  • The Good Politician

    Folk Theories, Political Interaction, and the Rise of Anti-Politics

    Surveys show a lack of trust in political actors and institutions across much of the democratic world. Populist politicians and parties attempt to capitalise on this political disaffection. Commentators worry about our current 'age of anti-politics'. Focusing on the United Kingdom, using responses to public opinion surveys alongside diaries and letters collected by Mass Observation, this book ... Read more

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  • Liminality and Critical Event Studies

    Borders, Boundaries, and Contestation

    Edited by Ian R. Lamond, Jonathan Moss ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book explores and challenges the concept and experience of liminality as applied to critical perspectives in the study of events. It will be of interest to researchers in event studies, social and discursive psychology, cultural and political sociology, and social movement studies. In addition, it will provide interested general readers with new ways of thinking and reflecting on events. ... Read more

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