Class, Culture, And The Agrarian Myth

Tom Brass Ph.D Phil (1982) formerly lectured in the SPS Faculty at Cambridge University and directed studies for Queens' College. He edited The Journal of Peasant Studies for almost two decades, and has published extensively on agrarian issues and rural labour relations.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionI. CULTURE, TRADITION AND MODERNITY1 Cultural Struggle ‘From Below’2 Cultural Struggle ‘From Above’3 Development caught between Tradition and ModernityII. SCREEN IMAGES OF RURAL STRUGGLE4 Horror, Humour, Fiends and Fools5 Best of Friends, or Worst of Enemies?III. CULTURE, CLASS STRUGGLE AND TRAVEL6 The Grand Tour, or From Cosmopolitanism to Nationalism7 Mass Tourism, or the Mob-in-the-streets Travels Abroad8 Venice – Being ThereConclusionReferencesIndex

"When a book begins with a 12-line explanatory footnote to the opening epigram, one expects a dense read to follow. Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth does not disappoint Particularly through his exploration of film and travel writing, Brass offers an intriguing perspective on the agrarian myth and rise of "populist postmodernism."CHOICE