{"product_id":"churchill-myths-c-hardcover","title":"Churchill Myths C - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFielding Et Al\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about Winston Churchill. It is not principally about his politics, nor his rhetorical imagination, nor even about the man himself. Instead, it addresses the varied afterlives of the man and the persistent, deeply located compulsion to bring him back from the dead, capturing and explaining the significance of the various Churchill myths to Britain's history and current politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors look at Churchill's portrayal in social memory. They demonstrate the ways in which politicians have often used the idea of Churchill as a means of self-validation - using him to show themselves as tough and honest players. They show the man dramatized in film and television - an onscreen persona that is often the product of a gratuitous mixing of fact and fantasy, one deliberately shaped to meet the preferences of the presumed audience. They discuss his legacy in light of the Brexit debate - showing how public figures on both sides of the Leave\/Remain debate were able to use elements of Churchill's words and character to argue for their own point-of-view.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Fielding, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Political History, University of Nottingham\u003c\/em\u003e, Bill Schwarz, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Modern Literature and History, Queen Mary University of London\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Toye, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Modern British History, University of Exeter\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven Fielding is Professor of Political History at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003cem\u003eA State of Play: British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to The Thick of It\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), and is currently writing \u003cem\u003eThe Labour Party: from Callaghan to Corbyn\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Schwarz is Professor of Modern Literature and History at Queen Mary University of London. He is completing a three-volume study for OUP, \u003cem\u003eMemories of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, the first volume of which received the Longman\/History Today prize in 2013, and has been an editor of \u003cem\u003eHistory Workshop Journal\u003c\/em\u003e since 1989. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Toye is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Exeter. His books include \u003cem\u003eLloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), \u003cem\u003eChurchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), and \u003cem\u003eThe Roar of the Lion: The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). \u003cem\u003eWinston Churchill: A Life in the News\u003c\/em\u003e is forthcoming from OUP in 2020.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413991506098,"sku":"9780198851967","price":58.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1fbe21650684b8156e7b5353cb696b6e.webp?v=1778364847","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/churchill-myths-c-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}