The Autobiography of a Nation: The 1951 Festival of Britain Becky E. Conekin
The first full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. An examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951s Festivals exhibitions and events. Covers the Festivals history and historiography, its purpose, its representations of the future and the past, the role of London and the local, the British Empire and finally its legacy.