Books by Rodney Barker

This bold and original study looks at the performance of identity in the public sphere, using the concept of 'plumage' to capture the countless elements that go together to make up a shared identity. -- .

In this second edition of the text, the author has revised his account of political thinking in Britain since the 1980s to include analysis of: the demise of traditional conservatism and socialism; the rise and decline of the New Right; and the growth of feminism, liberalism and pluralism.