Structures of desire : British cinema, 1939-1955.

"Combines a high degree of native insight with an expert synthesis of theoretical material to throw interesting, unusual, and fresh light on the relations between British culture and society, not only in the period under discussion but also with reference to the Thatcher era and the current state of affairs in the United Kingdom." -- Philip Mosley, Pennsylvania State University

"Williams shows that very similar societal and personal questions find expression in a variety of genres and types of films, and he provides new and insightful readings of many hitherto neglected films." -- Michael Anderegg, author of Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture