{"product_id":"the-left-behind-reimagining-britains-socially-excluded-paperback","title":"The Left Behind: Reimagining Britain's Socially Excluded - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMorrison James Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the ways in which the 'Left Behind' have been used to symbolise and foment social divisions in contemporary Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The Left Behind' is a defining motif of contemporary British political discourse. It is the thread that knits together the 2016 Brexit referendum, the crumbling of the fabled 'Red Wall' in the North, and the pernicious culture war being waged today. But who are the Left Behind?\u003cp\u003eJames Morrison goes in search of the reality behind the rhetoric, offering the first comprehensive, historical analysis of the origins, uses and meanings of the term. He interrogates the popular archetype of the Left Behind - as a working-class, Leave-voting white male from a former industrial heartland - and situates the concept in the context of longstanding, demonizing discourses aimed at communities seen as backward and 'undeserving'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing national newspaper coverage and parliamentary discussions, and drawing on interviews with MPs, community leaders, charities, and people with direct lived experiences of poverty and precarity, \u003ci\u003eThe Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with the real human cost of austerity for neglected post-industrial communities and other marginalized groups across the world, and the stigmatizing discourse that does little to serve them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Morrison is a reader in journalism at Robert Gordon University. He spent over a decade as a staff reporter for newspapers including the \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e as well as working as a freelance writer for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eScroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.43 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735031615551,"sku":"9780745344621","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9283a9b3102b432e4687dc802fd0be2a_53a69314-4781-4fcc-9721-c65bccf6ddc7.webp?v=1765141988","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-left-behind-reimagining-britains-socially-excluded-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}