{"product_id":"9781350621503","title":"1960s A Decade of Modern British Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDecades Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003e1960s\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Decade of Modern British Fiction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Tew | Philip Tew | Nick Hubble | James Riley | Philip Tew | Philip Tew | Melanie Seddon | Leigh Wilson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did social, cultural and political events in Britain during and leading up to the 1960s shape modern British fiction?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 1960s were the “swinging decade”: a newly energised youth culture went hand-in-hand with new technologies, expanding educational opportunities, new social attitudes and profound political differences between the generations. This volume explores the ways in which these apparently seismic changes were reflected in British fiction of the decade. Chapters cover feminist writing that fused the personal and the political, gay, lesbian and immigrant voices and the work of visionary experimental and science fiction writers.\u003cbr\u003eA major critical re-evaluation of the decade, this volume covers such writers as J.G. Ballard, Anthony Burgess, A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, John Fowles, Christopher Isherwood, Doris Lessing, Michael Moorcock and V.S. Naipaul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Tew\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English (Post-1900 Literature) at Brunel University London, UK, Director of Brunel's Centre for Contemporary Writing and Director of the annual Hillingdon Literary Festival held at Brunel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Riley\u003c\/b\u003e is Fellow and College Lecturer in English Literature at Girton College, University of Cambridge, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Seddon\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent researcher specialising in British post-war literature and culture.  She was formerly based at the Centre for Studies in Literature at the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer in 20th-century literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 February 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350621503\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333854691468,"sku":"9781350621503","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bdca8a9a-211d-4b36-bc2a-80a1e9c82b6c.jpg?v=1783617017","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350621503","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}