{"product_id":"scouse-republic-david-swift-9781408719701","title":"Scouse Republic: An Alternative History of Liverpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Liverpool beguiles, Liverpool bewilders. Swift's superb analysis gets to the scarred heart of this troubled, beautiful and spirited city' Paul Du Noyer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Swift] has a terrific eye for the telling detail . . . You should read this book' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating, funny and full of great stories - just like the city itself' Alywn Turner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deftly blends a sweeping, multi-century history of the city's rising and fading fortunes with the cultural vignettes of Beatlemania and Merseybeat, the figure of the \"scally\" and Liverpool's \"birds\", and the emergence of football casual culture which began on Anfield and Goodison Park's terraces' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiverpool is a unique city within the United Kingdom; its dialect, hedonism, friendliness, rejection of 'Englishness' and, most pertinently, its politics, all make for a rich cultural landscape. Yet, many of the things that make Liverpool the city it is today were not always at the fore. Furthermore, the complexity of the city, and an investigation into all aspects of its past, has not been readily available - until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eScouse Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, David Swift expertly tracks the city's transformation from a humble village to a central component of the transatlantic slave trade and one of the most important ports in the world; from a stronghold of working-class Toryism to a bastion of left-wing politics, and analyses how the two manifest today. Swift interrogates the myths surrounding the city, offering a fully rounded perspective that considers both Liverpool's triumphs and tragedies, cleverly demonstrating how its remarkable evolution has added to the city's distinctive status. After all, in order to understand Liverpool, we need to understand its idiosyncrasies - all of which are key to comprehending modern Britain today, particularly in relation to racism, empire, deindustrialisation, immigration, popular culture and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterspersed with personal anecdotes from Swift, who was born and bred in Liverpool, \u003ci\u003eScouse Republic\u003c\/i\u003e is the untold history of one of the UK's most iconic cities. Brilliantly researched and deeply compelling, it illustrates that there is far more to Liverpool than meets the eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Swift\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408719703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408719701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Constable \u0026amp; Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David Swift","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47087595847935,"sku":"9781408719701","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01da58f0-0aa5-4c39-bd6c-470bfe9b54a0.jpg?v=1753850306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scouse-republic-david-swift-9781408719701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}