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PublisherPluto Press

ISBN-100745344623

ISBN-139780745344621

eBay Product ID (ePID)13058359545

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLeft Behind : Reimagining Britain's Socially Excluded

SubjectSocial History, Industries / Media & Communications, Journalism, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Business & Economics, History

AuthorJames Morrison

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2022-304903

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews'Engaging [...] tackles the stereotyping of so-called 'left behind' communities by journalistic and political opinion-formers, questioning how the most disadvantaged have been framed (or blamed) for delivering Brexit' Dominic Wring, Professor of Political Communication at Loughborough University, 'A sophisticated interrogation of how the 'left behind' are mythologised, problematised and weaponised by those whose insights rarely stretch beyond regional condescension and recycled tropes. Morrison deftly unpicks the left-behind imaginary and the culture wars, fantasies and resentments it feeds into - and sketches a powerful map for how to generate a more expansive, solidaristic imaginary' Dr. Tracey Jensen, Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Lancaster University

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.5/680941

Table Of ContentList of tables About the author Acknowledgements Introduction: Inventing and appropriating 'the left behind' 1. Working class, 'underclass' and collapsing-class identity: The roots of the left behind 2. Politics, the press and the construction of the post-Brexit left behind 3. How to solve a problem like the left behind: Condescension or contempt? 4. Fear and loathing on social media: Trolling and championing the left behind 5. Speaking up for the left behind: The voices of disadvantaged Britain Conclusion: Towards a manifesto for 'unite and rule' Appendix: Research methodologies References Index

Synopsis'The Left Behind' is a defining motif of contemporary British political discourse. It is the thread that knits together the 2016 Brexit referendum, the crumbling of the fabled 'Red Wall' in the North, and the pernicious culture war being waged today. But who are the Left Behind? James Morrison goes in search of the reality behind the rhetoric, offering the first comprehensive, historical analysis of the origins, uses and meanings of the term. He interrogates the popular archetype of the Left Behind - as a working class, leave-voting white male from a former industrial heartland - and situates the concept in the context of longstanding, demonising discourses aimed at communities seen as backward and 'undeserving'. Analysing national newspaper coverage and parliamentary discussions, and drawing on interviews with MPs, community leaders, charities and people with direct lived experiences of poverty and precarity, The Left Behind grapples with the real human cost of austerity for neglected post-industrial communities and other marginalised groups across the world, and the stigmatising discourse that does little to serve them., 'The Left Behind' is a defining motif of contemporary British political discourse. It is the thread that knits together the 2016 Brexit referendum, the crumbling of the fabled 'Red Wall' in the North, and the pernicious culture war being waged today. But who are the Left Behind? James Morrison goes in search of the reality behind the rhetoric, offering the first comprehensive, historical analysis of the origins, uses and meanings of the term. He interrogates the popular archetype of the Left Behind - as a working-class, Leave-voting white male from a former industrial heartland - and situates the concept in the context of longstanding, demonizing discourses aimed at communities seen as backward and 'undeserving'. Analyzing national newspaper coverage and parliamentary discussions, and drawing on interviews with MPs, community leaders, charities, and people with direct lived experiences of poverty and precarity, The Left Behind grapples with the real human cost of austerity for neglected post-industrial communities and other marginalized groups across the world, and the stigmatizing discourse that does little to serve them., Examines the ways in which the 'Left Behind' have been used to symbolize and foment social divisions in contemporary Britain., Examines the ways in which the 'Left Behind' have been used to symbolise and foment social divisions in contemporary Britain. 'The Left Behind' is a defining motif of contemporary British political discourse. It is the thread that knits together the 2016 Brexit referendum, the crumbling of the fabled 'Red Wall' in the North, and the pernicious culture war being waged today. But who are the Left Behind? James Morrison goes in search of the reality behind the rhetoric, offering the first comprehensive, historical analysis of the origins, uses and meanings of the term. He interrogates the popular archetype of the Left Behind - as a working-class, Leave-voting white male from a former industrial heartland - and situates the concept in the context of longstanding, demonizing discourses aimed at communities seen as backward and 'undeserving'. Analyzing national newspaper coverage and parliamentary discussions, and drawing on interviews with MPs, community leaders, charities, and people with direct lived experiences of poverty and precarity, The Left Behind grapples with the real human cost of austerity for neglected post-industrial communities and other marginalized groups across the world, and the stigmatizing discourse that does little to serve them.

LC Classification NumberHN400.M26