Cool Britannia? (British Political Drama in the 1990s)

Cool Britannia? is a readable introduction to the variety of evolving and often contradictory styles of political drama that emerged in the 1990s. Drawing on both new research and existing studies, established playwrights and younger writers, it creates a broad critical framework for approaching the drama of this period. It explores a wide variety of key issues, including: the impact of capitalism and globalization; cultural politics and issues of nationhood; questions and constructions of race and gender.