{"product_id":"england-dafydd-jones-9781788842198","title":"England: The Last Hurrah","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fly-on-the-wall account of eighties upper-class England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures high society at its most riotous, and its most vulnerable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish eccentricity makes a final stand in a changing world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow-up to the acclaimed Oxford: The Last Hurrah ISBN 9781788840712\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wondered if the party guests I'd photographed were just re-enacting a nostalgic fantasy, an imaginary version?of England?that already no longer existed.\" - Dafydd Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1980s, award-winning photographer Dafydd Jones was granted access to some of England's most exclusive upper-class events. Now, the author of Oxford: The Last Hurrah presents this irreverent and intimate portrait of birthday parties and charity balls, Eton picnics and private school celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the crack of a hunting rifle and a spray of champagne, these photos give an almost cinematic account of high-society England at its most riotous and its most vulnerable. Against the backdrop of Thatcher's Britain, globalization, the Falklands War, rising stocks and dwindling inherited fortunes, Jones reveals the inner lives of the established elite as they party long into the night-time of their fading world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Oxford: The Last Hurrah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sublime vintage photographs...' - Hermione Eyre, The Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In The Last Hurrah...we see familiar faces from British high society poised on the brink of adulthood.' - Eve Watling, Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dafydd Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788842197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788842198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acc Art Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 7.73w x 0.72d","brand":"Dafydd Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075755864319,"sku":"9781788842198","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6175bf5-d775-4a89-b0c9-29385b319cb4.jpg?v=1685461252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/england-dafydd-jones-9781788842198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}