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- Author: Robert James
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- ISBN-10: 0719080258
- ISBN-13: 9780719080258
- Format: 15.8 x 23.4 x 2.8 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
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Popular Culture and Working-Class Taste in Britain, 1930-39 (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu
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This book examines the relationship between class and culture in 1930s Britain. Focusing on the reading and cinema-going tastes of the working classes, Robert James' landmark study combines rigorous historical analysis with a close textual reading of visual and written sources to appraise the role of popular leisure in this fascinating decade.
Drawing on a wealth of original research, this lively and accessible book adds immeasurably to our knowledge of working-class leisure pursuits in this contentious period. It is a key intervention in the field, providing both an imaginative approach to the subject and an abundance of new material to analyse, thus making it an undergraduate and postgraduate 'must-have'. It will be a particularly welcome addition for anyone interested in the fields of cultural and social history, as well as film, cultural and literary studies.
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- Author: Robert James
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- ISBN-10: 0719080258
- ISBN-13: 9780719080258
- Format: 15.8 x 23.4 x 2.8 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
This book examines the relationship between class and culture in 1930s Britain. Focusing on the reading and cinema-going tastes of the working classes, Robert James' landmark study combines rigorous historical analysis with a close textual reading of visual and written sources to appraise the role of popular leisure in this fascinating decade.
Drawing on a wealth of original research, this lively and accessible book adds immeasurably to our knowledge of working-class leisure pursuits in this contentious period. It is a key intervention in the field, providing both an imaginative approach to the subject and an abundance of new material to analyse, thus making it an undergraduate and postgraduate 'must-have'. It will be a particularly welcome addition for anyone interested in the fields of cultural and social history, as well as film, cultural and literary studies.
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