Diana, a Cultural History: Gender, Race, Nation and the People's Princess (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333736883)

This book intervenes in debates over the significance of Diana, Princess of Wales by offering a critical account of her media iconicity from 1981 to the present. It outlines the historical development of representations of Diana, analysing the ways in which the Princess has been understood via discourses of gender, sexuality, race, economic class, the royal, national identity, and the human. The book then goes on to assess the issues at stake in debates over the 'meaning' of Diana, such as the gender politics of cultural icon-making and deconstruction, and conflicting notions of cultural value.

Author: J. Davies
ISBN-10: 0333736885
ISBN-13: 9780333736883
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2001
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.64w x 0.86d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2002 pg. 1312