The Battle for Britain

""A rich and readable book on what's been happening in British politics for the last decade, which thinks through the specificity and complexity of the relations of theory and politics."" Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ""A worthy successor to Policing the Crisis, The Battle for Britain provides powerful new understandings of the interconnected crises embroiling post-Brexit Britain, and creative political alternatives."" Gill Hart, UC Berkeley ""Demonstrating the difference that conceptual nuance and historical specificity make in reading present crises, this important book outlines past contested conjunctural formations that continue to haunt and hamstring our beliefs and practices today. Clarke insightfully critiques simplistic explanations of how we got here - and of who 'we' even are in the first place."" John L. Jackson, Jr., author of Real Black: Adventures in Racial Sincerity ""With wonderful virtuosity, Clarke untangles the complex political-cultural dynamics that have shaped the multiple crises that confront the UK-in-the-world. A masterclass in conjunctural analysis!"" Fiona Williams, University of Leeds ""Brilliantly shows how conjunctural analysis can make sense of contemporary British politics. A wonderfully accomplished work."" Davina Cooper, King's College London ""John Clarke has done it again. With wit, verve and intellectual rigour, he provides a highly original account of Brexit and the wider cultural and political battles reshaping the UK. Masterfully using conjunctural analysis to shine new light on current crises, conflicts and complexities, The Battle for Britain makes essential reading for scholars and activists who are working to counter reactionary politics and for those committed to thinking politics otherwise."" Jeff Maskovsky, City University of New York