1997 by Richard Power Sayeed
An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis.
A well-researched history of Britain in 1997 … Sayeed captures neatly how Blair’s drive to modernise the UK left behind large sections of the country, most notably working class people* Prospect *
Activists will find in this critique of New Labour the serious warning that a radical message, however creatively promoted, is useless without real action. * Peace News *
Richard Power Sayeed establishes himself as the definitive critical chronicler of the Blair years with his superb book 1997: The Future That Never Happened * Open Democracy Books of the Year *
It is difficult to do justice to Sayeed’s qualities as a writer. He brings a sympathetic eye, attention to detail, a knack for evoking scenes, and acute thumbnail sketches of characters ... Deceptively sophisticated, and sometimes lethal in its critique. * Jacobin *
Phenomenal ... One of my books of 2017. * Aaron Bastani, Novara Media *
A vital book that combines great storytelling with fresh insights, and says as much about the present as the recent past. * Alwyn W. Turner, author of A Classless Society: Britain in the 1990s *
Richard Power Sayeed has vividly reprised the year 1997, when radical currents flowed into the mainstream, and the authorities "welcomed moderate reforms with satisfied contentment." Such promise - but what did it deliver? * Andy McSmith, author of No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s *
A dazzling, funny, and impressively detailed analysis of one of the most important years in modern British history. Both nostalgic and deeply critical, this book casts 1997 in an entirely new light. * Ellie Mae O'Hagan *
A beautifully written, brilliantly insightful account of New Labour's Britain – and fundamental to our understanding of how this country ended up in this mess. * Owen Jones *
Activists will find in this critique of New Labour the serious warning that a radical message, however creatively promoted, is useless without real action. * Peace News *
Richard Power Sayeed establishes himself as the definitive critical chronicler of the Blair years with his superb book 1997: The Future That Never Happened * Open Democracy Books of the Year *
It is difficult to do justice to Sayeed’s qualities as a writer. He brings a sympathetic eye, attention to detail, a knack for evoking scenes, and acute thumbnail sketches of characters ... Deceptively sophisticated, and sometimes lethal in its critique. * Jacobin *
Phenomenal ... One of my books of 2017. * Aaron Bastani, Novara Media *
A vital book that combines great storytelling with fresh insights, and says as much about the present as the recent past. * Alwyn W. Turner, author of A Classless Society: Britain in the 1990s *
Richard Power Sayeed has vividly reprised the year 1997, when radical currents flowed into the mainstream, and the authorities "welcomed moderate reforms with satisfied contentment." Such promise - but what did it deliver? * Andy McSmith, author of No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s *
A dazzling, funny, and impressively detailed analysis of one of the most important years in modern British history. Both nostalgic and deeply critical, this book casts 1997 in an entirely new light. * Ellie Mae O'Hagan *
A beautifully written, brilliantly insightful account of New Labour's Britain – and fundamental to our understanding of how this country ended up in this mess. * Owen Jones *
Richard Power Sayeed is a writer and documentary maker based in London. This is his first book, and he has somehow managed to finish it without losing his love for the minutiae of nineties Britain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786991997 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786991993 |
| Title | 1997 |
| Author | Richard Power Sayeed |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2017-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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