Tony Blair and Noel Gallagher shaking hands at No. 10. Saatchi's YBAs setting the international art world aflame.
Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress. A time of vibrancy and optimism:
when the country was united by the hope of a better and brighter future.
So why, twenty years on, did that future never happen? Richard Power
Sayeed takes a provocative look at this epochal year, arguing that the
dark undercurrents of that time had a much more enduring legacy than the
marketing gimmick of 'Cool Britannia'.
He reveals how the
handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry ushered in a new type of racism.
How the feminism-lite of 'Girl Power' made sexism stronger. And how the
promises of New Labour left the country more fractured than ever.
This lively, rich and evocative book explores why 1997 was a turning
point for British culture and society - away from a fairer, brighter
future and on the path to our current malaise.
1997 : The Future that Never Happened - Richard Power Sayeed
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