{"product_id":"9781786992017","title":"1997: The Future that Never Happened","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully written, brilliantly insightful'\u003cbr\u003eOwen Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166220501232,"sku":"9781786992017","price":14.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786992017_p0.jpg?v=1763740252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786992017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}