{"product_id":"dafydd-jones-oxford-the-last-hurrah","title":"Dafydd Jones: Oxford - The Last Hurrah","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDafydd Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19 x 1.52 x 23 cm | 96 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eACC Art Books | 2024 | 9781788840712\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis important photo book visually documents student life at Oxford University during the 1980s and is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e powerful record of the future British establishment. We see\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a world that has been written about and dramatised, yet never photographed. It pokes critical and affectionate fun at its subjects while celebrating English eccentricity. From the architectural marvels of the colleges to misty mornings along the river at dawn, this is Oxford at its most beautiful - and the students of the 1980s at their most raw and honest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt this time, Oxford University was synonymous with the wealthy, the powerful and the privileged. Many of the young people in these pictures moved on to have careers in the establishment including Boris Johnson and David Cameron. In these photographs, however, their youth is undeniable: teenagers in full suits celebrate the rise of Thatcher in England and Reagan in America, in between punting on the river, chasing romance and partying through the night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'I had access to what felt like a secret world. It was a subject that had been written about and dramatised, but I don't think any photographers had ever tackled before. There was a change going on. Someone described it as a 'last hurrah' of the upper classes.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDafydd Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACC Art Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48173315752194,"sku":"BK-ACC-DJOTLH-001-D","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_8518_8c83257f-e73a-4f29-a365-ddf2fe6190bf.jpg?v=1790000308","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/dafydd-jones-oxford-the-last-hurrah","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}