{"product_id":"1997-the-future-that-never-happened","title":"1997 The Future That Never Happened","description":"\u003cp\u003e''Beautifully written, brilliantly insightful''\u003cbr\u003eOwen Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311815926142,"sku":"NW9781786991997","price":12.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786991997.jpg?v=1778584827","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/1997-the-future-that-never-happened","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}