1st Edition
London and the Politics of Memory In the Shadow of Big Ben
By Stuart Burch
Copyright 2020
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
204 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides an original, impassioned exploration of memory studies and the uses of the past in the present. It capitalises on London’s global appeal and Big Ben’s iconic status. Moving beyond this familiar facade the reader will journey around the hidden histories of Westminster’s streets, squares and statues. This tangible heritage supports a diversity of contested memories. The rationale... Read more
Minute Prologue
Picture Time Preamble
1. Rock Around the Clock
2. Dead Centre: Big Ben in Fiction, Fixtures and Film
3. Shadow Histories and Forgetful Rememberings
4. Muliebral Memories: From Millicent to Margaret
5. Ding-Dong Bell, The Old Iron Woman is Unwell
6. A Most Abnormal Englishman and a Minute Monument
7. Stop the Clock: Politics and Preservation
8. To End at the Beginning
Biography
Stuart Burch is Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of International Media (ICUC), the Sino–UK Joint Institute of Communication at the University of China and Nottingham Trent University.
